PSYC 480 Chapter 2: Week 2
14 Apr 2021
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Week 2: suicide in the world: global health estimates (who, 2019: suicide among top 20 leading causes of death worldwide with ~800k people dying per year, reduction of suicide mortality prioritized by who as global target. Information here is most recent available suicide mortality data for 2016 and trend from 2000: for comparisons across countries, rates are age-standardized according to the who. World standard population which assumes one standard age distribution in all countries. Conclusion: overall, global age-standardized suicide rate somewhat in decline but this isn"t observed in all countries. Week 2: prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in. Dsh, self-injury, self-mutilation, or parasuicide: data from studies that referred to suicidality or suicidal behaviour only used if definition could have included self-harm. Injustice arises when potential participants are denied access to suicide-related studies that could lead to reductions in suicide risk or improve lives, including those of vulnerable individuals.
