@article{ref1,
title="Effect of the 2004 tsunami on suicide rates in Sri Lanka",
journal="Psychiatric bulletin",
year="2009",
author="Rodrigo, A. and McQjillin, A. and Pimm, J.",
volume="33",
number="5",
pages="179-180",
abstract="Aims and method: To investigate the effect of the 2004 tsunami on suicide rates in Sri Lanka. The number of suicides in the 2 years prior to and 1 year after the tsunami were considered for the study. Data from districts affected by the tsunami were compared with those from unaffected districts. <br><br>RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the number of suicides before and following the disaster or between areas affected and unaffected by the tsunami. Cliical implications: Worldwise, the impact of disasters upon suicide rates is variable. It is possible that the tsunami failed to have any profound effect on societal forces affecting suicide rates in Sri Lanka.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-6036",
doi="10.1192/pb.bp.108.020743",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.108.020743"
}