Trends in the Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Acts in the United States, 2006 to 2015 [jamanetwork.com]
By Jing Wang, Steven A. Summer, and Thomas R. Simon, JAMA Psychiatry, April 22, 2020 Key Points Question Are increases in suicide rates associated with more suicidal acts, suicidal acts becoming more lethal, or a combination of both? Findings In this cross-sectional study based on national representative data of 1 222 419 suicidal acts, increased suicide rates were associated with an increase in both incidence rates and lethality of suicidal acts from 2006 to 2015. In subgroup analyses,...