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Peer reviewedLester, David – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1988
Explored relationship between the extent of gun ownership and the strictness of gun control laws to suicide and homicide rates in the nine major geographic regions of the United States. Found gun ownership, rather than the strictness of gun control laws, was the strongest correlate of the rates of suicide and homicide by guns. (Author)
Descriptors: Differences, Gun Control, Incidence, Prevention
Peer reviewedLester, David; Murrell, Mary E. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1982
Examined state gun control laws and used a multidimensional scaling technique to study the relationship of strictness and death rates. Results showed states with stricter laws had lower suicide rates by firearms but higher rates by other means. No effect on homicide was found. (JAC)
Descriptors: Etiology, Gun Control, Laws, Prevention
Direct linkThoresen, Siri; Mehlum, Lars – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
To investigate risk factors for suicide in veterans of peacekeeping, 43 suicides and 41 fatal accidents in Norwegian peacekeepers (1978 to 1995) were compared in a psychological autopsy study. Mental health problems were the most important risk factor for suicide. Both living alone and the break-up of a love relationship contributed uniquely to…
Descriptors: Suicide, Death, Comparative Analysis, Psychological Studies
