Trends in the Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Acts in the United States, 2006 to 2015

• Published in: JAMA psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 77; no. 7; p. 684
• Main Authors: Wang, Jing, Sumner, Steven A, Simon, Thomas R, Crosby, Alex E, Annor, Francis B, Gaylor, Elizabeth, Xu, Likang, Holland, Kristin M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data; Suicide, Completed - statistics & numerical data; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

Understanding changes in the incidence rates and lethality of suicidal acts may explain increasing suicide rates. To examine trends in the incidence rates and lethality of suicidal acts from 2006 to 2015 among persons aged 10 to 74 years. This cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2, 2018, to...