Citation

Kaplan MS, Giesbrecht N, Caetano R, Conner KR, Huguet N, McFarland BH, Nolte KB. Am. J. Public Health 2013; 103(9): e2-3.

Affiliation

Mark S. Kaplan is with the School of Community Health, and Nathalie Huguet is with the Center for Public Health Studies, Portland State University, Portland, OR. Norman Giesbrecht is with the Social and Epidemiological Research Department, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario. Raul Caetano is with the University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas Regional Campus, Dallas. Kenneth R. Conner is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Bentson H. McFarland is with the Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland. Kurt B. Nolte is with the Office of the Medical Investigator, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2013.301422

PMID

23865652

Abstract

In his recent article,(1) Caine provides a timely critique of suicide research and prevention efforts and thoughtfully proposes new directions within a public health framework. Several potential proximal and distal causes are noted and analyzed. The author persuasively notes the need for attention to both high-risk individuals and population level factors, drawing on the seminal work by Rose(2) on the prevention paradox. Caine refers to alcohol use, chronic drinking, and alcohol dependence, and we wish to highlight an additional factor relevant to both perspectives-acute use of alcohol at the time of suicide. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print July 18, 2013: e1. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301422).

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