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Prevalence of Suicide and Suicide Ideation in Western Australia Using Linked Data Sources

Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigated the associates and prevalence of suicide ideation and suicide-related behaviour in Western Australian adults using linked data from the Health and Wellbeing Surveillance System; the Hospital Morbidity Database System; the Emergency Department Data Collection; the Mental Health Information System; and the Mortality Database. The prevalence of suicide ideation was around 5%, while suicide-related behaviour was less than 1%. Only 9% of respondents who self-reported suicide-related behaviour had an intentional self-harm hospitalisation.
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2134729070
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