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dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Kirsty
dc.contributor.authorHawgood, Jacinta
dc.contributor.authorKlieve, Helen
dc.contributor.authorKolves, Kairi
dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, Diego
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:22:10Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:22:10Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2010-09-22T06:55:44Z
dc.identifier.issn0004-8674
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/00048670903487142
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/32255
dc.description.abstractObjective: Prior research has suggested an association between suicide and certain occupations. The aim of the present study was to report on suicide rates in selected occupations in Queensland (QLD). Method: Suicide mortality data from the QLD Suicide Register and population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics were obtained for the period 1990-2006. Suicide rates were calculated for each occupational group and compared to rates within the general population (15-64 year age group) and the employed population of QLD. Results: There was signifi cantly higher risk of suicide for male subjects in the agricultural, transport and construction sectors of QLD. High suicide rates were also found in female nurses, artists, agricultural workers and cleaners, while education professionals (of both genders) appeared at lower risk. Conclusions: The signifi cantly higher suicide rates for employees of the agriculture, construction, and transport industries indicate a need for further research into the occupationspecific conditions and individual or other social-environmental factors that may accentuate suicide risk within these professions. Use of higher quality occupational data is also warranted in future studies.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom243
dc.relation.ispartofpageto249
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume44
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.titleSuicide in selected occupations in Queensland: Evidence from the State suicide register
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, Australian Institute for Suicide Research & Prevention
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDe Leo, Diego
gro.griffith.authorHawgood, Jacinta L.
gro.griffith.authorKolves, Kairi


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