撒玛利亚人组织降低了自杀率吗？一项对照研究。

Have the Samaritans lowered the suicide rate? A controlled study.

作者信息

Jennings C, Barraclough B M, Moss J R

出版信息

Psychol Med. 1978 Aug;8(3):413-22. doi: 10.1017/s0033291700016081.

Abstract

Suicide rates in towns with a Samaritan branch were compared with rates in matched control towns without a branch. Four methods of choosing controls are described, all of which have advantages over those used by Bagley (1968). No statistically significant differences between Samaritan and control towns were found. The scientific case for the effectiveness of the Samaritans in reducing the suicide rate is therefore seriously weakened.

摘要

将设有撒玛利亚分支机构的城镇的自杀率与未设分支机构的匹配对照城镇的自杀率进行了比较。文中描述了四种选择对照的方法，所有这些方法都比巴格利（1968年）所使用的方法更具优势。未发现撒玛利亚分支机构所在城镇与对照城镇之间存在统计学上的显著差异。因此，撒玛利亚人在降低自杀率方面有效性的科学依据受到了严重削弱。