Suicide and drought in New South Wales, Australia, 1970-2007

Ivan Hanigan; Colin BUTLER; Philip Kokic; Michael Hutchison

doi:10.1073/pnas.1112965109

Suicide and drought in New South Wales, Australia, 1970-2007

Ivan Hanigan, Colin BUTLER, Philip Kokic, Michael Hutchison

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There is concern in Australia that droughts substantially increase the incidence of suicide in rural populations, particularly among male farmers and their families. We investigated this possibility for the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia between 1970 and 2007, analyzing data on suicides with a previously established climatic drought index.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13950-13955
Number of pages	6
Journal	National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings
Volume	109
Issue number	35
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1112965109
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

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