941) Fluctuation in suicide rates
Author: Lilian Zollner, Borge Jensen
Year: 2004
Source: The 1st Asia Pacific Regional Conference of The International Association for Suicide Prevention (AISP), 6-8 October 2004, The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok Thailand, Page 52.
Objective: Fluctuations in suicide rates have been observed in many countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate the distribution of suicides in Denmark as to day of week and examine whether major holidays or national events exert any direct influence on complete suicides. Methods: Danish data on suicide deaths 1970-1998 n=35.680 were analysed statistically. Results: A significant excess of total suicidal deaths was observed on Mondays and a trough on Saturdays, with no signific...