TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Suicide notes in Mexico: What do they tell us?
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Chávez-Hernández, Ana-Maria
A1  - Páramo, Daniel
A1  - Leenaars, A. A.
A1  - Leenaars, Lindsey
SP  - 709
EP  - 715
VL  - 36
IS  - 6
N2  - According to international and Mexican official statistics, there is a dramatic rise in suicide in Mexico; however, research in this area is severely limited. This is the first study of suicide notes from Mexico in the international literature. From a population of 747 registered suicides, a sample of 106 note-writers and 106 nonnote writers was examined. Using the demographic (descriptive) scheme of Ho, Yip, Chiu, and Halliday (1998), the results indicate that note writers do not differ greatly from other suicides. The less educated understandably wrote fewer notes. The most intriguing finding was that suicide in Mexico was associated with an array of factors, notably interpersonal problems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2006.36.6.709
ID  - ref1
ER  -