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Suicide rates 'not down to area' | Suicide rates 'not down to area' |
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Individual circumstances are the key to understanding why someone takes their own life, a study has indicated. | |
Queen's University researchers said differences in rates of suicide were due to people's characteristics, not differences between location. | Queen's University researchers said differences in rates of suicide were due to people's characteristics, not differences between location. |
Once individual characteristics were taken into account, "higher rates of suicide found in more deprived and socially fragmented areas disappeared". | Once individual characteristics were taken into account, "higher rates of suicide found in more deprived and socially fragmented areas disappeared". |
The findings are published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. | The findings are published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. |
The researchers believe it could mean a shift of emphasis in policy for those working in the field. | The researchers believe it could mean a shift of emphasis in policy for those working in the field. |
Dr Dermot O'Reilly, who led the research, said it confirmed suicide risk was very strongly related to both individual and household characteristics such as age, gender, marital status and socio-economic circumstances. | Dr Dermot O'Reilly, who led the research, said it confirmed suicide risk was very strongly related to both individual and household characteristics such as age, gender, marital status and socio-economic circumstances. |
"What has been less clear is whether the characteristics of the area in which you live represent an additional independent risk," he said. | "What has been less clear is whether the characteristics of the area in which you live represent an additional independent risk," he said. |
"The study shows that variation in suicide rates between areas in Northern Ireland is entirely explained by the differences in the characteristics of the people living in these areas. | "The study shows that variation in suicide rates between areas in Northern Ireland is entirely explained by the differences in the characteristics of the people living in these areas. |
"Where you live doesn't add to that risk." | "Where you live doesn't add to that risk." |
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