TY - JOUR
T1 - Demographic and socioeconomic correlates of suicide deaths and nonfatal self-injury related hospital visits
T2 - An analysis of counties in New York State
AU - Edwards, Emily R.
AU - Gromatsky, Molly
AU - Dichiara, Ariana
AU - Goodman, Marianne
AU - Tsai, Jack
AU - Geraci, Alexander
AU - Geraci, Joseph
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - For many years, suicide rates in U.S. general and veteran populations have steadily increased, stimulating research into suicide and nonfatal self-injury (NFSI). However, little research has examined community correlates of suicide and NFSI. This study used county data from New York State to identify community correlates of veteran and general population suicide deaths and general population NFSI-related hospitalization. In bivariate analyses, both suicide and NFSI-related hospitalization were associated with measures of social disintegration (i.e., smaller population size, larger male and/or White population) and socioeconomic disadvantage (i.e., higher disability rates disability, lower household incomes, more limited-English speaking households). In regression analyses, general-population suicide was independently associated with higher disability and veteran-suicide rates, whereas NFSI-related hospitalization was independently associated with lower household income. Findings attest the importance of low-cost, accessible, outpatient services and highlight social disintegration and socioeconomic disadvantage as salient, community risk factors for suicide and NFSI.
AB - For many years, suicide rates in U.S. general and veteran populations have steadily increased, stimulating research into suicide and nonfatal self-injury (NFSI). However, little research has examined community correlates of suicide and NFSI. This study used county data from New York State to identify community correlates of veteran and general population suicide deaths and general population NFSI-related hospitalization. In bivariate analyses, both suicide and NFSI-related hospitalization were associated with measures of social disintegration (i.e., smaller population size, larger male and/or White population) and socioeconomic disadvantage (i.e., higher disability rates disability, lower household incomes, more limited-English speaking households). In regression analyses, general-population suicide was independently associated with higher disability and veteran-suicide rates, whereas NFSI-related hospitalization was independently associated with lower household income. Findings attest the importance of low-cost, accessible, outpatient services and highlight social disintegration and socioeconomic disadvantage as salient, community risk factors for suicide and NFSI.
KW - Demographic
KW - Nonfatal self-injury
KW - Social disintegration
KW - Socioeconomic
KW - Suicide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85123379243&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114407
DO - 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114407
M3 - Article
C2 - 35091159
AN - SCOPUS:85123379243
SN - 0165-1781
VL - 309
JO - Psychiatry Research
JF - Psychiatry Research
M1 - 114407
ER -