Ambient Particulate Matter as a Risk Factor for Suicide

• Published in: The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 167; no. 9; pp. 1100 - 1107
• Main Authors: Kim, Changsoo, Jung, Sang Hyuk, Kang, Dae Ryong, Kim, Hyeon Chang, Moon, Ki Tae, Hur, Nam Wook, Shin, Dong Chun, Suh, Il
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington, VA American Psychiatric Publishing 01.09.2010; American Psychiatric Association
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Air pollution; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Airborne particulates; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cause of Death - trends; Cities - epidemiology; Cities - statistics & numerical data; Environment. Living conditions; Female; Health insurance; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Medical sciences; Meteorological Concepts; Middle Aged; Particle Size; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Particulate Matter - analysis; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Seasons; Social Class; Studies; Suicide; Suicide - statistics & numerical data; Suicide - trends; Republic of Korea; Korea, Rep; Suicide; Health and environment; Risk factor

Objective:The authors assessed the relationship between exposure to ambient particulate matter and suicide in urban settings during a 1-year period. Method:The association between particulate matter and suicide was determined using a time-stratified case-crossover approach in which subjects served a...