Shah Ajit, Sava-Shah Shrenik, Wijeratne Chanaka, Draper Brian
Honorary Professor, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
Student, John Lyon School, London, UK.
Australas Psychiatry. 2016 Jun;24(3):295-9. doi: 10.1177/1039856216641311. Epub 2016 Mar 31.
It has been hypothesised that the very nature of the game predisposes elite cricketers to higher rates of suicide.
We aim to estimate the suicide rate of male Test cricketers and to determine the reasons for suicide.
The suicide rate in male Test cricketers was determined. A psychological autopsy was conducted using published biographical data.
Twenty suicides amongst 2794 male Test cricketers from 1877 to 2014 yielded a suicide rate of 715.4 per 100,000 for that period. Health, financial and relationship issues were prominent; depression and alcohol misuse were common.
Most suicides in Test cricketers occurred post-retirement in mid to late life with similar correlates to those found in the general male population. The idiosyncrasies of cricket are unlikely to contribute to suicide; however, the post-retirement welfare of Test cricketers should remain a focus of concern and the greater supports available to contemporary Test cricketers needs to extend beyond retirement.
有假设认为板球运动的本质使精英板球运动员自杀率更高。
我们旨在估算男性国际板球测试赛球员的自杀率，并确定自杀原因。
确定男性国际板球测试赛球员的自杀率。利用已发表的传记资料进行心理剖析。
1877年至2014年间，2794名男性国际板球测试赛球员中有20人自杀，该时期自杀率为每10万人715.4人。健康、财务和人际关系问题较为突出；抑郁症和酗酒很常见。
国际板球测试赛球员的自杀大多发生在退休后的中年及晚年，与普通男性人群的自杀相关因素相似。板球运动的特质不太可能导致自杀；然而，国际板球测试赛球员退休后的福利仍应是关注焦点，当代国际板球测试赛球员可获得的更多支持需要延伸至退休之后。
