Seasonal patterns of suicides over the period of socio-economic transition in Lithuania

Kalèdiené, Ramuné; Starkuvienė, Skirmantė; Petrauskienė, Jadvyga

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-40

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“…It is important to identify barriers to the early recognition, diagnosis and treatment of mental problems among dental professionals. Throughout the last decade of the twentieth century, Lithuania had the highest suicide rate in Europe among both men and women aged 25-64 yr 34,35) . The stressors related to the transitional period, seen in the general population, may be also reflected in Lithuanian dentists; a slight predilection of people as well as of dentists for unwillingness to deal with psychological problems increases the occurrence of mental disorders.…”

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Self-perceived Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among Lithuanian Dentists

Pūrienė

Aleksejūnienė²,

Petrauskienė³

et al. 2008

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

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The aim of this study was to document dentists' self-perceived mental health complaints and job satisfaction, and to assess any correlations between the two. A postal questionnaire survey was mailed to all (N=2,449) licensed dentists registered with the Lithuanian Dental Association. The questionnaire investigated dentists' mental health and job satisfaction during the previous year (overall response rate: 68.2%). The majority of respondents (80.7%) reported being satisfied with their job. Self-perceived lack of self-esteem (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.43-0.82), loneliness (OR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.53-0.98), and especially depression (OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.35-0.77) had a high negative impact on dentists' job satisfaction. Nervousness (89.2%) and burnout (83.6%) were the most prevalent mental complaints and they also tended to be the most chronic of all reported mental disorders. Increasing age significantly reduced the possibility of nervousness or depression and increased the possibility of being satisfied with dental practice. Increasing working hours increased the risk of burnout, anxiety and loneliness. Overall, this study suggests that the majority of Lithuanian dentists are satisfied with their job and also enjoy their professional lives. However, a considerable proportion still reported impairment of mental health which influenced their levels of job satisfaction.

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Self-perceived Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among Lithuanian Dentists

Pūrienė

Aleksejūnienė²,

Petrauskienė³

et al. 2008

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“…A summer peak of hanging deaths has been reported in Lithuania [14] . Maes et al [15] could not find evidence for seasonality in nonviolent suicide in Belgium.…”

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Seasonality and Climatic Associations with Violent and Nonviolent Suicide: A Population-Based Study

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Chen

Xirasagar

et al. 2008

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Background: Using 7-year population-based data on Taiwan, we examined seasonal variation in violent versus nonviolent suicide, and its association with meteorological factors: ambient temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, rainfall and daily sunshine hours. Methods: We used Taiwan’s nationwide mortality data from 1997 to 2003, categorizing the sample decedents into two groups, violent (ICD-9-CM codes E953–E958) and nonviolent (E950–E952) suicide, based on the suicide method used. Seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) modeling was used to detect seasonality of suicide, and the association of climate variables with violent versus nonviolent suicide. Results: The SARIMA test of seasonality was significant for both genders and the pooled sample (all p < 0.001) in violent suicide deaths, but not nonviolent suicides. Seasonal trends show a significant peak in March–May (early to late spring) for violent suicides. Increasing ambient temperature predicted increasing violent suicide rates. Conclusions: We conclude that seasonality exists in violent but not nonviolent suicide rates. Our findings suggest that suicide is a heterogeneous phenomenon and violent suicide may be more influenced by biochemical and chronobiological mechanisms.

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“…In their turn, Aydin et al reported a growing number of suicides in the fall [26]. Kalediene et al observed the highest suicide rate in summer, and the lowest rate in winter [27]. These findings were partially confirmed by the study by Doganay et al, revealing that the highest suicide rate was observed in summer and in spring [28].…”

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“…Z kolei Kalediene i wsp. zaobserwowali najwyższą częstość samobójstw latem, a najniższą podczas zimy [27]. Te doniesienia częściowo potwierdziły badania Doganay i wsp., w których opisano najwyższą częstość samobójstw latem oraz wiosną [28].…”

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Analysis of suicide cases in post-mortem examination files of the Department of Forensic Medicine at the Medical University of Białystok (2003 to 2015)

Janica¹,

Szeremeta²,

Bondar³

et al. 2017

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Seasonal patterns of suicides over the period of socio-economic transition in Lithuania

Abstract: Background: In Lithuania, suicides are a grave public health problem, requiring more extensive investigation. The aim of the study was to assess the seasonal variations of suicides in Lithuania throughout the years 1993-2002, describing patterns by gender, age and method of suicide.

Cited by 37 publications

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Self-perceived Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among Lithuanian Dentists

Self-perceived Mental Health and Job Satisfaction among Lithuanian Dentists

Seasonality and Climatic Associations with Violent and Nonviolent Suicide: A Population-Based Study

Analysis of suicide cases in post-mortem examination files of the Department of Forensic Medicine at the Medical University of Białystok (2003 to 2015)

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