TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Suicide, gender, and age variations in India. Are women in Indian society protected from suicide?
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Mayer, P.
A1  - Ziaian, Tahereh
SP  - 98
EP  - 103
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - A new set of data concerning the pattern of suicide in India between 1991-1997 are presented. Suicide rates rose over this period despite a small decline in the Indian suicide rate in 1995 and 1996. It was found that between 1995 and 1997 there was a modest fall in the suicide rates among under 29-year-olds of both sexes, and an increase among those 30 years and older. The pattern of suicides in India is bimodal: the incidence of suicides is highest for those in the 30-44-year-old category of both sexes and tends to decline in higher age categories. Suicide rates were nearly equal for young women and men, a contrast with the pattern of suicide sex ratios in eight developed countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -