Part 1: Epidemiology

Essential papers on suicidology and suicide prevention 1993-2008 – To celebrate the 15th anniversary of NASP –

Part 1: Epidemiology

CONTENTS Epidemiology Suicide Global Suicide rates in the world: Update

Schmidtke A, Weinacker B, Apter A, Batt A, Berman A, Bille-Brahe U, Botsis A, De Leo D, Doneux A, Goldney R, Grad O, Gharing C, Hawton K, Hjelmeland H, Kelleher M, Kerkhof A, Lenaars A, Lönnqvist J, Michael K, Ostamo A, Salander-Renberg E, Sayil I, Takahashi Y, Van Heeringen C, Värnik A, Wasserman D Arch Suicide Res 1999;5:81-89 ............................................................................ Länk OK www.springerlink.com/content/2r6kxke3fnyyduj3/fulltext.pdf

Global suicide rates among young people aged

Wasserman, D, Cheng, Q, Jiang, G-X. 15-19 World Psych 2005;4:114-120 ....................................................................... Länk OK www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=16633527

Europe Suicides in the Baltic countries, 1968-90

Värnik A, Wasserman D, Eklund G Scand J Soc Med 1994;22:166-169 ........................................................................ Länk OK http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7846473?log$=activity

Suicide Prevention and Cultural Resistance: Stability in European Countries’ suicide Ranking, 1970-1988 Mäkinen IH, Wasserman D Ital J Suicidology 1997;7:73-85 Not online

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Part 1: Epidemiology Relation between attempted suicide and suicide rates among young people in Europe

Hawton K, Arensman E, Wasserman D, Hultén A, Bille-Brahe U, Bjerke T, Crepet P, Deisenhammer E, Kerkhof A, De Leo D, Michel K, Ostamo A, Philippe A, Querejeta I, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Temesváry B J Epidemiol Community Health 1998;52:191-194 ............................................... Länk OK http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/52/3/191

Suicide Trends in the Baltic States, 1970-1997

Värnik A, Tooding L-M, Palo E, Wasserman D Trames 2000;4(54/49):1:79-90 Not online

Registration of external causes of death in the Baltic States 1970-1997

Värnik A, Wasserman D, Palo E, Tooding L-M Eur J Public Health 2001;11:84-88 .................................................................. Länk OK http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/1/84

Attempted and completed suicide in older subjects: Results from the WHO/EURO Multicentre study of suicidal behaviour De Leo D, Padoani W, Scocco P, Lie D, Bille-Brahe U, Arensman E, Bjerke T, Crepet P, Haring C, Hawton K, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Pommerau X, Querejeta I, Philippe J, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Fricke S, Weinacker B, Temesvary B, Wasserman D Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2001;16:300-310 ............................................................ Länk OK http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/78503692/PDFSTART

Repetition of suicidal behaviour in elderly Europeans: a prospective longitudinal study De Leo D, Padoani W, Lönnqvist J, Kerkhof A, Bille-Brahe B, Michel K, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Wasserman D, Caon F, Scocco P J Affect Disord 2002;72:291-295 .................................................................... Länk OK http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T2X-44N04HF1&_user=650310&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_so rt=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000034918&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid =650310&md5=3ed205707e133a490d7788bf4d0a6919

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Part 1: Epidemiology Suicide Mortality Among Immigrant Finnish Swedes

Mäkinen IH, Wasserman D Arch Suicide Res 2003;7:93-106 ...................................................................... Länk OK http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713848853

Trends in adolescent suicide mortality in the WHO European Region

Mittendorfer Rutz E, Wasserman D Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2004;13:321-331 ......................................... http://www.springerlink.com/content/b66re3kxj8j039ct/fulltext.pdf

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Gender and Age-specific Dynamics of Suicide in the Baltic States during the Transition Period Tooding LM, Värnik A, Wasserman D Trames 2004;8(58/53):299-308 Not online

Suicide among Russians in Estonia. Database study before and after independence

Värnik A, Kõlves K, Wasserman D Br Med J 2005;330:176-177 ......................................................................... Länk OK http://www.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/330/7484/176

Suicide mortality and political transition: Russians in Estonia compared to the Estonians in Estonia and to the population of Russia. Värnik A, Kõlves K, Sisask M, Samm A, Wasserman D. Trames 2006;10:268-277 Not online

Trends of youth suicide in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s – gender differences and implications for prevention

Mittendorfer Rutz E J Mens Health Gend (Jmhg) 2006;3:250-257 .............................................. Länk OK http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7GW7-4KV2Y715&_user=650310&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_se archStrId=936245763&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000034918&_version=1&_urlVer sion=0&_userid=650310&md5=4805732255dae5083c6e8652beb7f2b2

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Part 1: Epidemiology Former Soviet Union Regional differences in the distribution of suicide in the former Soviet Union during perestroika, 1984-1990 Wasserman D, Värnik A, Dankowicz M Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998;98(Suppl.394):5-12 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9825012

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Marked decrease in suicide among men and women in the former USSR during perestroika

Värnik A, Wasserman D, Dankowicz M, Eklund G Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998;98(Suppl.394):13-19 ................................................ Länk OK http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9825013?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PE ntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSu m

Age-specific suicide rates in the Slavic and Baltic regions of the former USSR during perestroika, in comparison with 22 European countries Värnik A, Wasserman D, Dankowicz M, Eklund G Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998;98(Suppl.394):20-25 Not online

Reliability of statistics on violent death and suicide in the former USSR, 1970-1990 Wasserman D, Värnik A Acta Psychiatr Scand 1998;98(Suppl.394):34-41 Not online

Asia Suicide in Thailand, 1977 to 2002

Thomyangkoon P, Leenars A, Wasserman D Arch Suicide Res 2005;9:361-368 ............................................................... Länk OK http://karolinskaswe.library.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/usui/2005/00000009/ 00000004/art00005?crawler=true

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Part 1: Epidemiology Attempted Suicide Global Parasuicide in the Nordic Countries

Wasserman D, Fellman M, Bille-Brahe U, Bjerke T, Jacobsson L, Jensen G, Lönnqvist J, Njåstaad O, Ostamo A, Salander-Rehnberg E Scand J Soc Med 1994;22:170-177 ....................................................................Länk OK http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7846474?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEnt rez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Characteristics of attempted suicides seen in emergency-care settings of general hospitals in eight low- and middle income countries

Fleischmann A, Bertolote JM, De Leo D, Botega N, Phillips M, Sisask M, Vijayakumar L, Malakouti K, Schlebusch L, De Silva D, Nguyen VT, Wasserman D. Psychol Med 2005;35:1467-1474 ................................................................. Länk OK http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FPSM%2FPSM35_10%2FS003329 1705005416a.pdf&code=253c67d2f41d373013924f0d065b8fde

Suicide attempts, plans and ideation in culturally diverse sites: the WHO SUPRE-MISS community survey Bertolote JM, Fleischmann A, De Leo D, Bolhari J, Botega N, De Silva D, Nguyen VT, Phillips M, Schlebusch L, Värnik A, Vijayakumar L, Wasserman D Psychol Med 2005;35:1457-1465 ..................................................................... Länk OK http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FPSM%2FPSM35_10%2FS003329 1705005404a.pdf&code=69fb8e26151092dfc3e652438a6bb5dd

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Part 1: Epidemiology Stockholm Risk groups for parasuicide - a survey of un-selected people who attempt suicide treated in hospital Adamsson C, Wasserman D, Eklund G Scand J Soc Welfare 1993;2:178-185 Not online

Prevalence of reported suicidal behaviour in the general population and mental health staff Ramberg I-L, Wasserman D Psychol Med 2000;30:1189-1196 .................................................................... Länk OK http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=56979

Europe WHO (Nordic) Multicentre study on Parasuicide

Stiles TC, Bille-Brahe U, Bjerke T, Lönnqvist J, Jacobsson, Wasserman D Nord J Psychiatry 1993;47:281-286 ............................................................... Länk OK http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/9311_758062496_787674410.pdf

Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period 1989-1992. Results of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide

Schmidtke A, Bille-Brahe U, De Leo D, Kerkhof A, Bjerke T, Crepet P, Haring C, Hawton K, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Pommerau X, Querejeta I, Philippe A, SalanderRenberg E, Temesvary B, Wasserman D, Fricke S, Weinacker B, Sampaio Faria JG Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996;93:327-338 ............................................................. Länk OK http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=3125138

A repetition-prediction study on European parasuicide populations

Bille-Brahe U, Kerkhof A, De Leo D, Schmidtke A, Crepet P, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Salander-Renberg E, Stiles TC, Wasserman D, Egebo H Crisis 1996;17:22-31 .................................................................................... Länk OK http://psycontent.metapress.com/content/j3912g317w5pm835/

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Part 1: Epidemiology The WHO-EURO Multicentre Study: Risk of parasuicide and the comparability of the areas under study Bille-Brahe U, Andersen K, Wasserman D, Schmidtke A, Bjerke T, Crepet P, De Leo D, Haring C, Hawton K, Kerkhof A, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Philippe A, Querejeta I, Salander-Renberg E, Temesvary B Crisis 1996;17:32-42 ......................................................................................................Länk OK http://psycontent.metapress.com/content/7g45311213639912/

A repetition - prediction study of European parasuicide populations: a summary of the first report from Part II of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide in co-operation with the EC Concerted Action on Attempted Suicide

Bille-Brahe U, Kerkhof A, De Leo D, Schmidtke A, Crepet P, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Salander-Renberg E, Stiles TC, Wasserman D, Aagaard B, Egebo H, Jensen B Acta Psychiatr Scand 1997;95:81-86 ........................................................ Länk OK http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119945107/PDFSTART

Relation between attempted suicide and suicide rates among young people in Europe

Hawton K, Arensman E, Wasserman D, Hultén A, Bille-Brahe U, Bjerke T, Crepet P, Deisenhammer E, Kerkhof A, De Leo D, Michel K, Ostamo A, Philippe A, Querejeta I, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Temesváry B J Epidemiol Community Health 1998;52:191-194 ......................................... Länk OK http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/52/3/191

Attempted suicide and major public holidays in Europe: findings from the WHO/EURO multicentre study on parasuicide

Jessen G, Jensen BF, Arensman E, Bille-Brahe U, Crepet P, De Leo D, Hawton K, Haring C, Hjelmeland H, Michel K, Ostamo A, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Temesvary B, Wasserman D Acta Psychiatr Scand 1999;99:412-418 ......................................................... Länk OK http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/119934907/PDFSTART

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Part 1: Epidemiology Temporal fluctuations and seasonality in attempted suicide in Europe - finding from the WHO/EURO multicentre study on parasuicide

Jessen G, Andersen E, Arensman E, Bille-Brahe U, Crepet P, De Leo D, Hawton K, Haring C, Hjelmeland H, Michael K, Ostamo A, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Temesvary B, Wasserman D Arch Suicide Res 1999;5:57-69 ............................................................... Länk OK http://www.springerlink.com/content/5370l8cpk2r35abl/fulltext.pdf

A Cross-Cultural Study of Suicide Intent in Parasuicide Patients Hjelmeland H, Nordvik H, Bille-Brahe U, De Leo D, Kerkhof K, Lönnquist J, Michael K, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Wasserman D Suicide Life Threat Behav 2000;30:295-303 ................................................. Länk OK http://www.labmeeting.com/paper/23690736/hjelmeland-2000-a-cross-cultural-study-ofsuicide-intent-in-parasuicide-patients

Attempted and completed suicide in older subjects: Results from the WHO/EURO Multicentre study of suicidal behaviour De Leo D, Padoani W, Scocco P, Lie D, Bille-Brahe U, Arensman E, Bjerke T, Crepet P, Haring C, Hawton K, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Pommerau X, Querejeta I, Philippe J, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A, Fricke S, Weinacker B, Temesvary B, Wasserman D Int J Geriatric Psychiatry 2001;16:300-310 ................................................... Länk OK http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/78503692/PDFSTART

Repetition of attempted suicide among teenagers in Europe: frequency, timing and risk factors

Hultén A, Jiang G-X, Wasserman D, Hawton K, Hjelmeland H, De Leo D, Ostamo A, Salander-Renberg E, Schmidtke A Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001;10:161-169 ............................................. Länk OK http://www.springerlink.com/content/amhvmd99r5wq69h5/fulltext.pdf

Why people engage in parasuicide: A cross-cultural study of intentions

Hjelmeland H, Hawton K, Nordvik H, Bille-Brahe U, De Leo D, Fekete S, Grad O, Haring C, Kerkhof JF, Lönnqvist J, Michel K, Renberg ES, Schmidtke A, van Heeringen K, Wasserman D Suicide Life Threat Behav 2002;32:380-393 ................................................... Länk OK http://www.atypon-link.com/GPI/doi/pdf/10.1521/suli.32.4.380.22336?cookieSet=1

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Part 1: Epidemiology Asia Attempted suicide in Hanoi, Vietnam

Thanh Tran Thi H, Jiang G-X, Van TN, Minh DP, Rosling H, Wasserman D Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2005;40:64-71 .......................................... Länk OK http://www.springerlink.com/content/8teu3kne3uk6w5f3/fulltext.pdf

Suicidal process, suicidal cummunication and psychosocial situation of young suicide attempters in a rural Vietnamese community

Wasserman D, Tran Thi Thanh H, Pham Thi Minh D, Goldstein M, Nordenskiöld A, Wasserman C. World Psych 2008;7:47–53 ....................................................................... Länk OK http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=184587 85

Suicide Thoughts Stockholm Prevalence of reported suicidal behaviour in the general population and mental health staff Ramberg I-L, Wasserman D Psychol Med 2000;30:1189-1196 ................................................................. Länk OK http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=56979

Europe Parasuicide: The value of suicidal intent and various motives as predictors of future suicidal behaviour

Hjelmeland H, Stiles TC, Bille-Brahe U, Ostamo A, Salander Renberg E, Wasserman D Arch Suicide Res 1998;4:209-225 .................................................................. Länk OK http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/608573_731211568_782552946.pdf

Africa Prevalence of Suicide Ideation in Two Districts of Uganda

Ovuga E, Boardman AP, Wasserman D Arch Suicide Res 2005;9:321-332 ...................................................... http://www.springerlink.com/content/k03247v271r830w2/

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Part 1: Epidemiology Asia Life time suicidal thoughts in an urban community in Hanoi, Vietnam

Thanh Tran Thi H, Nam Tran T, Jiang GX, Leenaars A, Wasserman D BMC Public Health 2006;6:76 - doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-76 .................. Länk OK http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1444928&blobtype=pdf

Depression Africa The prevalence of depression in two districts of Uganda

Ovuga E, Boardman J, Wasserman D Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2005;40:439-445 ........................... http://www.springerlink.com/content/k03247v271r830w2/fulltext.pdf

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Undergraduate student mental health at Makerere University, Uganda Ovuga E, Boardman J, Wasserman D World Psych 2006;5:51-52 ..................................................................... Länk OK http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1472270&blobtype=pdf

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Part 1: Epidemiology Appendix

List of Publishers who have given us permission to publish their articles in our Anniversary Book African Health Sciences AMA – American Medical Association Baywood Publishing company, Inc. BioMed Central Ltd. BMJ Group BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. Cambridge University Press Elsevier Limited Estonian Academy Publishers John Wiley & Sons Inc Hogrefe & Huber Publishing GmbH Informa Healthcare Italian J of Suicidology Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Oxford University Press S. Karger AG SAGE Publications Scand Psychoanal Rev SERiP Springer Taylor and Francis The Guilford Press The Psychoanalytic Quarterly Trames WHO Wiley-Blackwell World Psychiatry

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