Factors influencing the decision to use hanging as a method of suicide: qualitative study.

BACKGROUND: Hanging is the most frequently used method of suicide in the UK and has high case fatality (>70%). AIMS: To explore factors influencing the decision to use hanging. METHOD: Semi-structured qualitative interviews with 12 men and 10 women who had survived a near-fatal suicide attem...

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Main Authors: Biddle, L, Donovan, J, Owen-Smith, A, Potokar, J, Longson, D, Hawton, K, Kapur, N, Gunnell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010