Suicide mortality trends in the Nordic countries 1980–2009

Titelman, David; Óskarsson, Högni; Wahlbeck, Kristian; Nordentoft, Merete; Mehlum, Lars; Jiang, Guo Xin; Erlangsen, Annette; Nrugham, Latha; Wasserman, Danuta

doi:10.3109/08039488.2012.752036

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“…Other characteristics were included as potential effect modifiers or confounding factors, including age (17/18/19 years old),18 decade of examination (1980–1989/1990–1999),19 20 general health impairment (yes/no),21 22 motor system impairment (yes/no),23 24 visual impairment (yes/no)25 and intellectual performance 26 27. Information from the intelligence test was used to determine intellectual performance, which was categorised as below average (stanine score of ≤4), average (stanine score of 5) and above average (stanine score of ≥6).…”

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Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

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2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

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2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…These data are consistent with the social democratic welfare regime in these countries, offering high levels of social protection and universal provision. It should be noted, however, that despite a decrease in recent years these countries also had moderate rates of suicide, which was more common in rural areas and which has been linked to greater isolation [32] and alcohol abuse [33].…”

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Quality of life in people aged 65+ in Europe: associated factors and models of social welfare—analysis of data from the SHARE project (Wave 5)

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Purpose To analyse the clinical, sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors that influence perceived quality of life (QoL) in a community sample of 33,241 people aged 65+, and to examine the relationship with models of social welfare in Europe. Results In the multilevel analysis, greater satisfaction in life, less depression, sufficient income, better subjective health, physical activity, an absence of functional impairment, younger age and participation in activities were associated with better QoL in all countries. MethodsMore education was only associated with higher QoL in Eastern European and Mediterranean countries, and only in the latter was caring for grandchildren also related to better QoL.

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“…In Norway, mortality of patients with mental illness has been reported infrequently since 1916 [4-6], but there have been no national studies on mortality for patients with mental disorders. Although there are some differences between the Nordic countries, there is an overall decline in suicide mortality from 1980 to 2009 [7]; from 25–50 to 20–36 per 100 000 for men, and from 9–26 to 8–11 per 100 000 for women. Suicide is, however, still the second most common cause of death in the age group 15–24 years, and there is an upward trend among young women in Norway and Finland.…”

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Sex differences in mortality of admitted patients with personality disorders in North Norway - a prospective register study

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BackgroundIt is well established that patients with serious mental disorders have higher mortality than the general population, yet there are few studies on mortality of both natural and unnatural causes in patients with personality disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the mortality of in-patients with personality disorder diagnosis in a 27-year follow-up cohort in North Norway, with a special focus on gender differences.MethodBased on a hospital case register covering 1980 to 2006, 284 female and 289 male patients were included. The cohort was linked to the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry for information concerning mortality. The mortality rates were adjusted for age by applying a Poisson regression model. The relative mortality in men compared to women was tested with Cox regression with attained age as the time variable. The number of deaths to be expected among the patients if the mortality rates of the general population in Norway had prevailed was estimated and excess mortality, expressed by the standardized mortality ratio (SMR), calculated.ResultsWhen compared to the mortality in the general population, men and women with personality disorder diagnoses had 4.3 (95% CI: 3.2 - 5.9) and 2.9 (95% CI: 1.9 - 4.5) times, respectively, increased total mortality. Patients with personality disorder diagnoses have particularly high mortality for unnatural deaths; 9.7 (95% confidence interval (CI): 6.3 - 15.1) times higher for men and 17.8 (95% CI: 10.1 - 30.3) for women, respectively, and even higher for suicides – 15 (95% CI: 9–27) for men and 38 (95% CI: 20–70) for women. The mortality due to natural causes was not statistically significantly increased in women, whereas men had 2.8 (95% CI: 1.8 - 4.4) times higher mortality of natural deaths than the general population.ConclusionCompared to the general population, patients with a personality disorder have high mortality, particularly mortality from unnatural causes. The number of deaths caused by suicides is especially high for women. Men also have higher mortality of natural causes than the general population.

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Suicide mortality trends in the Nordic countries 1980–2009

Cited by 64 publications

References 19 publications

Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

Presence of minor and major mental health impairment in adolescence and death from suicide and unintentional injuries/accidents in men: a national longitudinal cohort study

Quality of life in people aged 65+ in Europe: associated factors and models of social welfare—analysis of data from the SHARE project (Wave 5)

Sex differences in mortality of admitted patients with personality disorders in North Norway - a prospective register study

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