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Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the "deaths of despair" into perspective

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Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the "deaths of despair" into perspective. / Lange, Shannon; Rehm, Jürgen; Tran, Alexander; L Bagge, Courtney; Jasilionis, Domantas; Kaplan, Mark S; Meščeriakova-Veliulienė, Olga; Štelemėkas, Mindaugas; Probst, Charlotte.

In: BMC PSYCHIATRY, Vol. 22, No. 1, 127, 17.02.2022.

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Lange, S, Rehm, J, Tran, A, L Bagge, C, Jasilionis, D, Kaplan, MS, Meščeriakova-Veliulienė, O, Štelemėkas, M & Probst, C 2022, 'Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the "deaths of despair" into perspective', BMC PSYCHIATRY, vol. 22, no. 1, 127. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03766-w

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Lange, S., Rehm, J., Tran, A., L Bagge, C., Jasilionis, D., Kaplan, M. S., Meščeriakova-Veliulienė, O., Štelemėkas, M., & Probst, C. (2022). Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the "deaths of despair" into perspective. BMC PSYCHIATRY, 22(1), [127]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03766-w

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Lange S, Rehm J, Tran A, L Bagge C, Jasilionis D, Kaplan MS et al. Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the "deaths of despair" into perspective. BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2022 Feb 17;22(1). 127. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03766-w

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title = "Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the {"}deaths of despair{"} into perspective",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: The increase in the suicide mortality rate among middle-aged adults in the United States (US) has been well documented. Aside from a few studies from the United Kingdom, it is unclear whether the suicide mortality rate trend in the US is also occurring in other developed countries. Accordingly, we aimed to compare the suicide mortality rate trends over the past 30 years in the US to a country in the European Union-Lithuania.METHODS: Joinpoint regression analyses were performed to identify secular trends in the gender-specific age-standardized suicide mortality rate among individuals 15 + years of age, as well as middle-aged adults (45-54 years of age), and suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women.RESULTS: Age-standardized suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in the US increased annually, on average, by 0.89% (95% CI: 0.66%, 1.12%) among men and 1.21% (95% CI: 0.75%, 1.66%) among women between 1990 and 2019. In contrast to the US, there was an overall downward trend in the suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in Lithuania across the study period. The average annual percent change in the suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women were not statistically significant for either country.CONCLUSION: The suicide mortality rate trend in the US does not appear to be an indicator of an upcoming global trend, but rather should be regarded as a cautionary example of what other countries should strive to avoid.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Adult, European Union, Female, Humans, Lithuania/epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Regression Analysis, Suicide, United Kingdom, United States/epidemiology",
author = "Shannon Lange and J{\"u}rgen Rehm and Alexander Tran and {L Bagge}, Courtney and Domantas Jasilionis and Kaplan, {Mark S} and Olga Me{\v s}{\v c}eriakova-Veliulienė and Mindaugas {\v S}telemėkas and Charlotte Probst",
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T1 - Comparing gender-specific suicide mortality rate trends in the United States and Lithuania, 1990-2019: putting one of the "deaths of despair" into perspective

AU - Lange, Shannon

AU - Rehm, Jürgen

AU - Tran, Alexander

AU - L Bagge, Courtney

AU - Jasilionis, Domantas

AU - Kaplan, Mark S

AU - Meščeriakova-Veliulienė, Olga

AU - Štelemėkas, Mindaugas

AU - Probst, Charlotte

N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).

PY - 2022/2/17

Y1 - 2022/2/17

N2 - INTRODUCTION: The increase in the suicide mortality rate among middle-aged adults in the United States (US) has been well documented. Aside from a few studies from the United Kingdom, it is unclear whether the suicide mortality rate trend in the US is also occurring in other developed countries. Accordingly, we aimed to compare the suicide mortality rate trends over the past 30 years in the US to a country in the European Union-Lithuania.METHODS: Joinpoint regression analyses were performed to identify secular trends in the gender-specific age-standardized suicide mortality rate among individuals 15 + years of age, as well as middle-aged adults (45-54 years of age), and suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women.RESULTS: Age-standardized suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in the US increased annually, on average, by 0.89% (95% CI: 0.66%, 1.12%) among men and 1.21% (95% CI: 0.75%, 1.66%) among women between 1990 and 2019. In contrast to the US, there was an overall downward trend in the suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in Lithuania across the study period. The average annual percent change in the suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women were not statistically significant for either country.CONCLUSION: The suicide mortality rate trend in the US does not appear to be an indicator of an upcoming global trend, but rather should be regarded as a cautionary example of what other countries should strive to avoid.

AB - INTRODUCTION: The increase in the suicide mortality rate among middle-aged adults in the United States (US) has been well documented. Aside from a few studies from the United Kingdom, it is unclear whether the suicide mortality rate trend in the US is also occurring in other developed countries. Accordingly, we aimed to compare the suicide mortality rate trends over the past 30 years in the US to a country in the European Union-Lithuania.METHODS: Joinpoint regression analyses were performed to identify secular trends in the gender-specific age-standardized suicide mortality rate among individuals 15 + years of age, as well as middle-aged adults (45-54 years of age), and suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women.RESULTS: Age-standardized suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in the US increased annually, on average, by 0.89% (95% CI: 0.66%, 1.12%) among men and 1.21% (95% CI: 0.75%, 1.66%) among women between 1990 and 2019. In contrast to the US, there was an overall downward trend in the suicide mortality rates among middle-aged adults in Lithuania across the study period. The average annual percent change in the suicide mortality rate ratio for men-to-women were not statistically significant for either country.CONCLUSION: The suicide mortality rate trend in the US does not appear to be an indicator of an upcoming global trend, but rather should be regarded as a cautionary example of what other countries should strive to avoid.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - European Union

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Lithuania/epidemiology

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Regression Analysis

KW - Suicide

KW - United Kingdom

KW - United States/epidemiology

U2 - 10.1186/s12888-022-03766-w

DO - 10.1186/s12888-022-03766-w

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 35177011

VL - 22

JO - BMC PSYCHIATRY

JF - BMC PSYCHIATRY

SN - 1471-244X

IS - 1

M1 - 127

ER -