Telephone crisis lines are increasingly providing a much needed service in the community to the lonely, the depressed, and the suicidal. The Samaritan volunteer crisis line discussed here is open to any person at any time, day or night. The instant ...

In most European countries, suicidal behavior is a major public health problem and a considerable drain on resources at both the primary and secondary health care levels. Unfortunately, due to cross-cultural differences both in medical treatment of ...

A review of gender differences in the response to suicide prevention strategies suggests that they may be more effective in helping suicidal women than suicidal men. More attention needs to be given to the problem of directing these strategies to suicidal ...

Many authors have suggested that some deaths resulting from road traffic accidents are in fact suicide. The purpose of this study was to examine the circumstances of single road traffic deaths in County Mayo, Ireland, over the 15-year period from 1978 to ...