ArticleBMC psychiatry2018
'Suicide rates in Crete, Greece during the economic crisis: the effect of age, gender, unemployment and mental health service provision'.
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- Suicide Prevention as a Pillar of Sustainable Mental Health: A Focused Comparative Narrative Review of the Republic of Cyprus and Selected European Countries in the Post-COVID-19 Era.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Mortality in Brazil: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Suicide methods among Brazilian women from 1980 to 2019: Influence of age, period, and cohort.PloS one · 2024Article
- The health gap and HRQoL inequalities in Greece before and during the economic crisis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and previous pandemics, epidemics and economic crises on mental health: systematic review.BJPsych open · 2022Review
- Worldwide suicide mortality trends (2000-2019): A joinpoint regression analysis.World journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- The impact of macroeconomic factors on suicide in 175 countries over 27 years.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2022Article
- The Impact of Economic Recessions on Depression, Anxiety, and Trauma-Related Disorders and Illness Outcomes-A Scoping Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Mental Health Care Delivery for Older Adults in Rural Greece: Unmet Needs.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecently, suicides in Greece have drawn national and international interest due to the current economic crisis. According to published reports, suicides in Greece have increased up to 40% and Crete has been highlighted as an area with the sharpest increase.
aimTo investigate the suicide mortality rates in Crete between 1999 and 2013 and their association with the economic crisis.
methodsData on suicides were selected from the Department of Forensic Medicine files of the University of Crete.
resultsOur analysis showed that (1) Crete, has the highest suicide mortality rate in Greece, however no significant increase was observed between 1999 and 2013, (2) there were opposing trends between men and women, with women showing a decrease whereas men showed an increase in that period, (3) there was a significant increase of suicides in middle-aged men (40-64 yrs) and elderly, although the highest unemployment rates were observed in young men and women, and (4) finally, there was a regional shift of suicides with a significant decrease in Western Crete and a significant increase in Eastern Crete.
conclusionsAlthough, Crete has the highest suicide mortality rates in Greece, we did not observe an overall increase during the last 15 years, including the period of economic crisis. Furthermore, there was an increase in middle-aged and elderly men, whereas young men and women showed oppositional trends during the years of austerity. This may be related to the culturally different expectations for the two genders, as well as that younger individuals may find refuge to either strong family ties or by immigrating abroad. Finally, the relative increase of suicides in Eastern Crete may be explained by factors, such as the lack of community mental health services in that area.
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