Abstract:Objectives: Different types of marital status are associated with elevated/decreased suicidal risk. The aim of this research was to study marital status change and the effect of its recency in relation to suicidal behaviour. Method: Suicide victims (1614) in Slovenia and matched controls (4617) were compared for incidence and recency of marital status change during the last five years in their lives. Results: 10.7% of suicide victims have had a marital status change in the last 5 years as compared to 5.6% of t… Show more
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