Kreitman N, Platt S
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1984 Mar;38(1):1-6. doi: 10.1136/jech.38.1.1.
Between 1962 and 1971 the United Kingdom suicide rate fell while the unemployment rate rose, contrary both to earlier British experience and recent trends in other developed countries. It is hypothesised that the "British anomaly" is due to the coincident detoxification of domestic gas after 1963. Unemployment and suicide by means other than domestic gas were found to correlate +0.88 between 1955 and 1980, and +0.70 between 1964 and 1974. These findings are discussed with respect to the role of availability of method in the epidemiology of suicide. It is also suggested that the relation between unemployment and suicide is complex and probably largely indirect.
1962年至1971年间,英国的自杀率下降,而失业率上升,这既与英国早期的情况相悖,也与其他发达国家近期的趋势不符。据推测,“英国异常现象”是由于1963年后家用燃气同步进行了解毒处理。研究发现,1955年至1980年间,非家用燃气导致的失业和自杀之间的相关性为+0.88,1964年至1974年间为+0.70。本文就方法的可获得性在自杀流行病学中的作用对这些发现进行了讨论。研究还表明,失业与自杀之间的关系很复杂,可能在很大程度上是间接的。