Evidence that latitude is directly related to variation in suicide rates

被引：16

作者：

Davis, GE

Lowell, WE

机构：

[1] Augusta Mental Hlth Inst, Augusta, ME 04332 USA

[2] Maine Dept Behav & Dev Serv, Informat Serv, Augusta, ME USA

来源：

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE | 2002年 / 47卷 / 06期

关键词：

suicide rate; variation; latitude; light-dark cycles; seasonality; depression; environment; standard deviation;

D O I：

10.1177/070674370204700611

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Objective: To use available suicide-rate data from 20 countries to see patterns and relations more clearly. Method: We obtained raw suicide rates from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) database from 1960 through 1997 and calculated averages and standard deviations. Results: There is a positive linear relation between the variation in suicide rate and geographic latitude. Conclusions: The variation in light-dark cycles is superimposed upon human mood.

引用

页码：572 / 574

页数：3

共 50 条

[1] Variation of suicide and homicide rates by longitude and latitude
Lester, D
Shephard, R
[J]. PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 1998, 87 (01) : 186 - 186
[2] The Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis: Variation in European suicide rates by latitude and longitude
Marusic, A
[J]. EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 2004, 19 : 244S - 244S
[3] The Finno-Ugrian suicide hypothesis: Variation in European suicide rates by latitude and longitude
Voracek, M
Fisher, ML
Marusic, A
[J]. PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 2003, 97 (02) : 401 - 406
[4] Effect of latitude on suicide rates in Japan
Terao, T
Soeda, S
Yoshimura, R
Nakamura, J
Iwata, N
[J]. LANCET, 2002, 360 (9348): : 1892 - 1892
[5] VARIATION IN SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE BY LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
LESTER, D
[J]. PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 1980, 51 (03) : 1346 - 1346
[6] VARIATION IN SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES BY LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE IN THE UNITED-STATES, CANADA, AND AUSTRALIA
LESTER, D
[J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 1985, 142 (04): : 523 - 524
[7] PARTICLE ACCRETION RATES - VARIATION WITH LATITUDE
SCHMIDT, RA
COHEN, TJ
[J]. SCIENCE, 1964, 145 (363) : 924 - &
[8] SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES - THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE AND TO THE WEATHER
LESTER, D
[J]. SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR, 1986, 16 (03) : 356 - 359
[9] Temporal variation in Irish suicide rates
Corcoran, P
Reilly, M
Salim, A
Brennan, A
Keeley, HS
Perry, IJ
[J]. SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR, 2004, 34 (04) : 429 - 438
[10] Genetic variation in European suicide rates
Hrdina, P
[J]. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2002, 181 : 350 - 350

← 1 2 3 4 5 →