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ArticleSSM - population health2015

Social connections and suicidal behaviour in young Australian adults: Evidence from a case-control study of persons aged 18-34 years in NSW, Australia.

Allison Milner, Andrew Page, Stephen Morrell, Coletta Hobbs, Greg Carter, Michael Dudley, Johan Duflou, Richard Taylor

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Article in SSM - population health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Social isolation and suicide risk: Literature review and perspectives.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2022
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  4. Exploring the lived experiences of theInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020
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8 authors.

Allison MilnerPopulation Health Strategic Research Centre, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Andrew PageCentre for Health Research, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia.
Stephen MorrellSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Coletta HobbsSydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Greg CarterCentre for Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
Michael DudleySchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Johan DuflouSydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Richard TaylorSydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThere is evidence that social isolation is a risk factor for suicide, and that social connections are protective. Only a limited number of studies have attempted to correlate the number of social connections a person has in their life and suicidal behaviour.

methodTwo population-based case-control studies of young adults (18-34 years) were conducted in New South Wales, Australia. Cases included both suicides (

resultsFollowing adjustment for other variables, those who had 3-4 social connections had 74% lower odds of suicide deaths or attempts (OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.08, 0.84,

conclusionsA greater number of social connections was significantly associated with reduced odds of suicide or attempt. This suggests that suicide prevention initiatives that promote increased social connections at an individual, familial, and wider social levels might be effective.

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RelationshipsSocial connectionsSocial supportSuicide attemptSuicide death

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PMCPMC5757746

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