Are the suicide rates used for comparison in comparable age/sex groups?
And are the suicide rates in other groups also compared to similar
age/sex control populations?
In any case, are the populations of serving soldiers comparable to the
average civilian population? (Same applies to other occupational
groups..;-<
MaryH
In message <[log in to unmask]>, Julian
Bradley <[log in to unmask]> writes
>At 22:00 25/03/04, AR wrote:
>
>>I wonder what the civilian vs military suicide rate is in the UK?
>
>Suicide rates are partly influenced by two factors that are atypical in
>service personnel.
>Obviously there is access to rather final means (tablet ODs not so relevant
>when you can access firearms), but service personnel, particularly army,
>are also atypical in their pre-service life.
>
>If you add to this being away from family, the inevitable Dear John
>letters, and being month after month in a potentially hostile / unsafe
>environment, it's not hard to see why the suicide rate may increase.
>
>As I believe you said you've worked "for queen and country" as have others
>on the list, perhaps you / they have further impressions to share?
>
>I'd be interested to know how it compares to the suicide rate in other
>groups eg. doctors in general, pathologist, vets?
>
>Julian
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Mary Hawking
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