@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of the effects on time between divorce decree and suicide",
journal="Crisis",
year="2018",
author="Jamison, Ethan C. and Bol, Kirk A. and Mintz, Sasha N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-8",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Divorced individuals carry unique suicide risks, from both acute and chronic exposure to stressors from divorce. AIMS: Several statewide data sets were linked to assess the relationship between divorce and suicide. <br><br>METHOD: Divorced suicide decedents in the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2015, were matched with divorce decree, using multiple identifiers. Statistically significant differences between the linked cohort and all divorced suicide decedents were assessed using chi-square statistics. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were conducted assessing which demographics and circumstances had a significant effect on the time between divorce and death. <br><br>RESULTS: The linkage resulted in 381 divorced suicide decedents linked to a divorce decree. Time between divorce and death ranged from less than 1 year to more than 10 years. Age and intimate partner problems both had significant effects on reducing the survival probability at 1 year and beyond. LIMITATIONS: Only 14% of divorced suicide decedents were linked to a Colorado divorce decree. There were noted significant differences between the linked cohort and the total divorced suicide population. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Better understanding the relationship between divorce and suicide is imperative to design effective prevention programs for this specific population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000563",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000563"
}