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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

The Epidemiology of Suicide in Young Men in Greenland: A Systematic Review.

Hannah Sargeant, Rebecca Forsyth, Alexandra Pitman

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Are we Using the Right Evidence to Inform Suicide Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? An Umbrella Review.Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research
    Pooled it
  3. Patterns in contacts with primary health care centres in Greenland.International journal of circumpolar health · 2023
    Article
  4. Article
  5. Medical evacuations in Greenland in 2018: a descriptive study.International journal of circumpolar health · 2022
    Observational
  6. Article
  7. Factors Associated with Cocaine Consumption among Suicide Victim.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hannah SargeantUCL Division of Psychiatry, London W1W 7NF, UK. hannah.sargeant.11@ucl.ac.uk.
Rebecca ForsythUCL Division of Psychiatry, London W1W 7NF, UK. rebecca.forsyth.14@ucl.ac.uk.
Alexandra PitmanUCL Division of Psychiatry, London W1W 7NF, UK. a.pitman@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9742-1359

Funding

Medical Research Council G0802441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Suicide is the leading cause of death among young men aged 15⁻29 in Greenland, but few epidemiological studies have described this problem. We aimed to summarise descriptive epidemiological studies of suicide in young men in Greenland compared with other demographic groups in Denmark and Greenland to inform future suicide prevention strategy. We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase using an agreed search strategy to identify English-language papers describing suicide epidemiology in Greenlandic men aged 15⁻29. We followed PRISMA guidelines in screening and appraising eligible publications. Eight articles fulfilled inclusion criteria of 64 meeting search criteria. Findings covering 1970⁻2011 supported a dramatic rise in suicide rates in Greenlandic men aged 15⁻24 from 1976, who remained the highest-ranking demographic group over 1976⁻2011 compared with men and women of all age groups in Denmark and Greenland. Highest rates recorded were almost 600 per 100,000 per year in men aged approximately 20⁻23 over 1977⁻1986. No studies described suicide epidemiology after 2011, and no studies described risk factors for suicide in young men. Given the very high suicide rates recorded for young men over 1976⁻2011, such studies will be essential for informing the development and evaluation of appropriate preventive interventions.

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AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultDenmarkEpidemiologic StudiesForecastingGreenlandHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortality, PrematureRisk FactorsSuicideYoung AdultDenmarkGreenlandpremature mortalitysuicideyoung men

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PMID30388882
PMCPMC6266058

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