Spatial analysis and temporal trends of suicide mortality in Sergipe, Brazil, 2000-2015

Abstract

We observed growing suicide trends in the state of Sergipe and the spatial analysis was an important tool that showed the areas with higher incidences of suicide.

Spatial clustering of suicide mortality and associated community characteristics in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, 2011–2017

“…These methods are useful not only for studies of infectious diseases but also for studies of non-infectious diseases or events like suicide. Worldwide there have been several reports of suicide cluster analyses [14][15][16][17][18][19]. We performed spatial cluster analyses using several methods as well as examined related factors using the CAR model including spatial smoothing.…”

“…As for the application related to spatial epidemiology, there have been several reports of suicide cluster analyses worldwide [14][15][16][17][18][19]. Namely, a study in New South Wales, Australia, between 2005 and 2013 [14] demonstrated the importance of examining geographical variations in spatial clustering of fatal and non-fatal suicide attempts.…”

“…Namely, a study in New South Wales, Australia, between 2005 and 2013 [14] demonstrated the importance of examining geographical variations in spatial clustering of fatal and non-fatal suicide attempts. A study in Central Brazil during 2000-2010 [15] showed spatial-temporal trends and risk of suicide; a study in Sergipe, Brazil, [16] performed spatial analysis and detected temporal trends in suicide mortality for the period from 2000 to 2015; in Kentucky a spatial epidemiologic investigation. was performed from 1999 to 2008 [17]; and in Idaho in the US [18] spatial clustering of suicide and associated community characteristics for the period 2010 to 2014 were reported.…”

Suicide mortality in the city of São Paulo: epidemiological characteristics and their social factors in a temporal trend between 2000 and 2017. Retrospective study

“…4 Findings from 2012 revealed that there were around 800,000 suicide deaths worldwide, representing an age-standardized overall annual rate of 11.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, within which males and the age group of young adults formed more significant components. 5 In epidemiological studies, it has been estimated that by 2020, there will be a 50% increase in the annual incidence of suicide deaths worldwide, which could exceed the number of deaths from homicide and war. 6,7 Suicide rates have undergone exponential increases in several countries such as France, China, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the United States, Japan and Brazil, as well as in countries in Eastern Europe, which report suicide rates above 16 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.…”

Analysis of psychiatrists’ prescription of opioid, benzodiazepine, and buprenorphine in Medicare Part D in the United States

“…9,10 In the study of opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions, one particular population of interest is the elderly population, because of the increased prescriptions of benzodiazepines in this age group. 8 Additionally, with the elderly patients susceptible to suicide, 11 there is a dangerous association between opioid abuse and suicidal attempts in the geriatric patient population: geriatric patients with suicidal ideation can consume more opioid and benzodiazepine, which could result in overdose death. [12][13][14] In the United States, many of the elderly patients are covered by Medicare, an insurance plan for Americans who are 65 years or older and patients with certain disabilities.…”