Analysis of the Effects on Time Between Divorce Decree and Suicide

Analysis of the Effects on Time Between Divorce Decree and Suicide

Background: Divorced individuals carry unique suicide risks, from both acute and chronic exposure to stressors from divorce. Aims: Several statewide data sets were linked to assess the relationship between divorce and suicide. Method: Divorced suicide decedents in the Colorado Violent Death Reportin...

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Published in:Crisis : the journal of crisis intervention and suicide prevention Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 309 - 316
Main Authors: Jamison, Ethan C., Bol, Kirk A., Mintz, Sasha N.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Canada Hogrefe Publishing 01-09-2019
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Alcohol-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Chronic Stress
Colorado - epidemiology
Criminal Law - statistics & numerical data
Death and Dying
Divorce - statistics & numerical data
Divorced Persons
Economic Status - statistics & numerical data
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Human
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval
Jurisprudence
Male
Middle Aged
Suicide
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
United States - epidemiology
Violence
United States
Colorado
divorce
violent death
linkage
suicide
survival
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Summary:Background: Divorced individuals carry unique suicide risks, from both acute and chronic exposure to stressors from divorce. Aims: Several statewide data sets were linked to assess the relationship between divorce and suicide. Method: Divorced suicide decedents in the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2015, were matched with divorce decree, using multiple identifiers. Statistically significant differences between the linked cohort and all divorced suicide decedents were assessed using chi-square statistics. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were conducted assessing which demographics and circumstances had a significant effect on the time between divorce and death. Results: The linkage resulted in 381 divorced suicide decedents linked to a divorce decree. Time between divorce and death ranged from less than 1 year to more than 10 years. Age and intimate partner problems both had significant effects on reducing the survival probability at 1 year and beyond. Limitations: Only 14% of divorced suicide decedents were linked to a Colorado divorce decree. There were noted significant differences between the linked cohort and the total divorced suicide population. Conclusion: Better understanding the relationship between divorce and suicide is imperative to design effective prevention programs for this specific population.
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ISSN:0227-5910
2151-2396
DOI:10.1027/0227-5910/a000563