Dynamics of suicidal frequency changes within the Poland rail system - an attempt of epidemiological analyzes. / Dynamika zmian czestotliwosci samobójstw na kolei w Polsce próba analizy epidemiologicznej.
Psychiatr Pol
; 56(2): 373-389, 2022 Apr 30.
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in En, Pl
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| ID: mdl-35988081
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The analysis presented in the article is the first study of suicide on railway tracks in Poland.METHODS:
An epidemiological assessment was conducted, study type case series, population-based with use of the data from the National Police Headquarters. The rates of railway suicides in Poland in the years 2007-2018 were compared to the overall number of suicides in Poland and in the Europe.RESULTS:
In 2007-2018, the average share of deaths by railway suicide in the overall number of suicides committed in Poland amounted to 2.06%. Between the years 1999 -2018 there is a growing number of railway suicide attempts and railway suicide attempts without deaths. Since 2012, an increase of suicide attempts on railway tracks, along with a constant number of suicide deaths, has been observed. In 2017 - 2018, throwing oneself under a train to end one's lifewas the third most commonly chosen method in Poland. Although it accounted for only a small percentage of all methods of suicide, it was chosen relatively more often than in other European countries.CONCLUSIONS:
Poland belongs to a small group of European countries where the number of deaths by suicide has displayed an upward tendency in the course of 20 years. There is a growing number of unsuccessful railway suicide attempts. The index of deaths on railway tracks in Poland, was considerably higher than the average index for the EU.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Railroads
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Suicidal Ideation
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
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Pl
Journal:
Psychiatr Pol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article