Avtor/Urednik		Marušič, Andrej; Landau, Sabine; Tomori, Martina
Naslov		Long-term trends, seasonality, weekly distribution, and methods of suicide in Slovenia: a comparison between the younger and older population
Tip		članek
Vir		Arch Suicide Res
Vol. in št.		Letnik 7, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2003
Obseg		str. 135-43
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Characteristics of suicide amorrg youth do not necessarily follow the pattern found in adults. Nevertheless, not many comparisons between young and adult suicides have been reported to date. Our aim was to compare trends, seasonality, weeky distribution, and methods of youth suicide with suicide in older population. The research was based on records for all 7,942 completed suicides in Slovenia between 1985 and 1997. Poisson regression modelling was used to study the long-term trend, monthly and weekly distributions, the suicide method, and the irateraction of these factors with sex and age. A significant interactiorr was demorrstrated between the long-term trend arad age, but not with sex. Suicide rates were estimated to decrease in adults but not in youth. On the other band sex, but not age, interacted with suicide rnethod. Age and sex dld not interact with monthly and weekly distribution of suicide. Trerrds and other clinically releavant characteristics of srucide among youth may be hidden if the overall suicide statistics are calculated.
Deskriptorji		SUICIDE ADOLESCENCE AGED SEX FACTORS POISSON DISTRIBUTION SEASONS SLOVENIA