ERIC Number: EJ873706
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 13
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The Evolution of Epidemic Suicide on Guam: Context and Contagion
Booth, Heather
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v40 n1 p1-13 Feb 2010
Thirty years of suicide rates for Guam were analyzed by age, sex, period, and cohort. Youth suicide increased rapidly in the 1990s; certain cohorts have higher rates. Four explanatory factors are discussed, including ecological factors and migration from the Federated States of Micronesia. Direct and indirect suicide contagion followed the death by suicide of a respected politician, strongly influencing period and cohort patterns. Suicide pacts inflated suicide among young people. These factors acted in combination to produce epidemic levels of suicide in the 1990s.
Descriptors: Suicide, Foreign Countries, Youth, Trend Analysis, Age, Gender Differences, Migration, Death, Public Officials, Social Influences, Political Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Federated States of Micronesia; Guam
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