Cantor C, Neulinger K
Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2000 Jun;34(3):370-87. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00756.x.
This paper summarises a report to the NHMRC the objectives of which were to review research into the epidemiology of youth suicide in Australia and identify gaps in research.
Literature searches were conducted. A limited amount of new data analysis was included to shed light on reliability issues of official Australian suicide data.
The review examined suicide data systems, including issues to do with coroners, the Australian Bureau of Statistics and alternative systems. The epidemiological areas reviewed included: all ages, youth, age and gender, geographical, socioeconomic, marital, indigenous, migrants, suicides in custody and gay and lesbian suicides.
While much is known about the epidemiology of youth suicide, much remains to be clarified. Study of indigenous issues is perhaps the most neglected area; study of family issues may be potentially be the most productive.
本文总结了一份提交给澳大利亚国家健康与医学研究委员会(NHMRC)的报告,该报告的目的是回顾澳大利亚青少年自杀流行病学的研究,并找出研究中的空白。
进行了文献检索。纳入了少量新的数据分析,以阐明澳大利亚官方自杀数据的可靠性问题。
该综述研究了自杀数据系统,包括与验尸官、澳大利亚统计局及其他系统相关的问题。所综述的流行病学领域包括:所有年龄段、青少年、年龄与性别、地理、社会经济、婚姻状况、原住民、移民、羁押期间自杀以及同性恋者自杀。
虽然我们对青少年自杀流行病学已有很多了解,但仍有许多有待澄清。对原住民问题的研究可能是最被忽视的领域;对家庭问题的研究可能是最具成效的。