Mancoske R J, Wadsworth C M, Dugas D S, Hasney J A
School of Social Work, Southern University, New Orleans, LA 70126, USA.
Soc Work. 1995 Nov;40(6):783-7.
Using data from Louisiana vital statistics records, the authors found an increased suicide risk for people with AIDS. Between 1987 and 1991 the suicide rate of people with AIDS (175 per 10,000) was 134.6 times that of the general population (1.3 per 10,000). The suicide rate for people with AIDS in the metropolitan New Orleans area (126 per 10,000) was half that of the state's nonmetropolitan areas (249 per 10,000). This article explores the implications of this astounding suicide rate for social work practice.
通过使用路易斯安那州生命统计记录中的数据，作者发现艾滋病患者的自杀风险有所增加。1987年至1991年期间，艾滋病患者的自杀率（每10000人中有175人）是普通人群自杀率（每10000人中有1.3人）的134.6倍。新奥尔良大都市区艾滋病患者的自杀率（每10000人中有126人）是该州非大都市区自杀率（每10000人中有249人）的一半。本文探讨了这一惊人自杀率对社会工作实践的影响。
