Citation

Bertolote JM, Fleischmann A. Am. J. Med. Genet. C Semin. Med. Genet. 2005; 133(1): 8-12.

Affiliation

José Manoel Bertolote, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. (bertolotej@who.int)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajmg.c.30041

PMID

15645530

Abstract

Suicide has been identified as a serious public health problem which is receiving increasing attention. Whereas a large number of Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) reports on suicide mortality, no systematic national data on attempted suicide exist. Having recognized the need for comparable information about attempted suicide across different countries and cultures, WHO's Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviors is presented.