Lester D
Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, New Jersey 08012, USA.
Med Sci Law. 1998 Apr;38(2):170-2. doi: 10.1177/002580249803800216.
A time-series study of suicide and homicide rates in Australia and New Zealand from 1950-85 provided limited support for Durkheim's theory of suicide and no support for Henry and Short's theory of the relationship between suicide and homicide. The need for rival theories is discussed.