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From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: Re: Botched suicides: men vs women
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Date: Thu, 1-Nov-84 19:51:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  1 19:51:10 1984
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*** YOUR MESSAGE ***

> While women attempt suicide more often that men, men have three
> times the death rate by suicide of women.

The actual statistics say that three times as many women attempt suicide,
but three times as many men as women succeed.  So among attempters, men 
have women's success rate beaten 9 to 1.

Another interesting statistic: most women who attempt are 18-24, and use
mellow things like pills.  Most men who attempt are mid-40s, and use 
things like guns and Golden Gate / Brooklyn Bridges, which explains why
they're so good at it.

[Information obtained from "Peer Counseling Skills and Perspectives", 
Vincent D'Andrea, MD, 1983.  Actually, it came out of my head, but that's
where I learned it.]

					-- Mark A.
					...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph

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