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ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2015

Suicide Among Inuit: Results From a Large, Epidemiologically Representative Follow-Back Study in Nunavut.

Eduardo Chachamovich, Laurence J Kirmayer, John M Haggarty, Margaret Cargo, Rod Mccormick, Gustavo Turecki

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Article in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eduardo ChachamovichPsychiatrist, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Laurence J KirmayerPsychiatrist, James McGill Professor, and Director, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Senior Investigator, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
John M HaggartyPsychiatrist and Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Division of Clinical Sciences, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Margaret CargoFuture Fellow, School of Population Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Rod MccormickCounselling Psychologist, Thompson Rivers University, Aboriginal Education, Kamloops, British Columbia.
Gustavo TureckiPsychiatrist, Professor of Psychiatry, and Director, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Director, Quebec Network for Suicide, Mood Disorders and Comorbidities, Montreal, Quebec.
McGill University · CANOSM University · CAThompson Rivers University · CAUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research SAN-73555
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Inuit population in Canada's North has suffered from high rates of death by suicide. We report on the first large-scale, controlled, epidemiologically representative study of deaths by suicide in an Indigenous population, which investigates risk factors for suicide among all Inuit across Nunavut who died by suicide during a 4-year period.

methodsWe identified all suicides by Inuit (n = 120) that occurred between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006, in Nunavut. For each subject, we selected a community-matched control subject. We used proxy-based procedures and conducted structured interviews with informants to obtain life histories, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Axis I and II diagnoses, and measures of impulsive and (or) aggressive traits.

resultsCompared with control subjects, subjects who died by suicide were more likely to have experienced childhood abuse (OR 2.38; 95% CI 1.39 to 4.08), have family histories of major depressive disorder (P = 0.002) and suicide completion (P = 0.02), and have been affected by major depressive disorder (OR 13.00; 95% CI 6.20 to 27.25), alcohol dependence (OR 2.90; 95% CI 1.59 to 5.24), or cannabis dependence (OR 3.96; 95% CI 2.29 to 6.8) in the last 6 months. In addition, subjects who died by suicide were more likely to have been affected with cluster B personality disorders (OR 10.18; 95% CI 3.34 to 30.80) and had higher scores of impulsive and aggressive traits (P < 0.001).

conclusionsAt the individual level, clinical risk factors for suicide among Inuit are similar to those observed in studies with the general population, and indicate a need for improved access to mental health services. The high rate of mental health problems among control subjects suggests the need for population-level mental health promotion.

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AdultAdult Survivors of Child Adverse EventsFemaleHumansInuitMajor Depressive DisorderMaleNorthwest TerritoriesPersonality DisordersRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSuicideYoung Adult

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