Method Choice, Intent, and Gender in Completed Suicide

Women who commit suicide use less violent methods, such as drugs and carbon monoxide poisoning, than do men, who more often use violent methods such as guns and hanging. Theories that attempt to explain this finding focus on gender differences in suicidal intent, socialization, emotions, interperson...

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Published in:	Suicide & life-threatening behavior Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 282 - 288
Main Authors:	Denning PhD, Diane G., Conwell MD, Yeates, King PhD, Deborah, Cox PhD, Chris
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2000 Guilford Human Sciences Press
Subjects:	Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Cause of Death Drugs Examiners Female Females Gender Gender Differences Humans Interpersonal Relationship Interviews Male Males Medical sciences Mental Disorders Middle Aged Motivation Multivariate Analysis Narcotics New York Persuasive Discourse Poisoning Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychosocial Factors Regression (Statistics) Risk Factors Schizophrenia Semi Structured Interviews Sex Differences Sex Distribution Sex Factors Socialization Suicide Suicide - psychology Suicide - statistics & numerical data Suicides & suicide attempts Violence Weapons United States North America America New York Human Choice Prevalence Mental health Sex Method Suicide Epidemiology Public health
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Summary:	Women who commit suicide use less violent methods, such as drugs and carbon monoxide poisoning, than do men, who more often use violent methods such as guns and hanging. Theories that attempt to explain this finding focus on gender differences in suicidal intent, socialization, emotions, interpersonal relationships, orientation and access to methods, and neurobiological factors. Data from a psychological autopsy study were used to test the theory that women who commit suicide use less violent means because they are less intent on dying. Although women were significantly less likely to use a violent method than men, there was no difference in the lethality of their suicidal intent.
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ISSN:	0363-0234 1943-278X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1943-278X.2000.tb00992.x