Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 2003; Volume 81, Number 8, Year 2003 81 (8), Pages 616-623: Promoting Safe Motherhood through the Private Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

By Ruairi Brugha

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Title:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization : 2003; Volume 81, Number 8, Year 2003 81 (8), Pages 616-623: Promoting Safe Motherhood through the Private Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Author:	Ruairi Brugha
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
At the invitation of the Government of Greece, the WHO Regional Office for Europe convened a Working Group on Changing Patterns in Suicide Behaviour, which was held in Athens from 29 September to 2 October 1981. The meeting was attended by 10 participants from 9 European countries and 2 observers from Greece, and the International Association for Suicide Prevention, the International Federation of Telephonic Emergency Services, the World Federation for Mental Health and the World Psychiatric Association were represented. Professor S.A. Doxiadis, Minister of Health of Greece, welcomed the participants. He expressed his personal interest in the subject of the meeting and wished all participants success in their work.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Changing patterns of suicide and attempted suicide ................................ 2 Suicide trends ........................................................................................................ 2 Validity and reliability of suicide statistics .......................................................... 15 Explanations of trends in suicide ........................................................................... 19 Trends in attempted suicide ................................................................................... 25 Validity and reliability of attempted suicide statistics ............................................. 28 Explanations of trends in attempted suicide ........................................................... 32 Possibilities and strategies in suicide prevention ................................... 34 Management of crisis and attempted suicide .............................................. 37 Suicide ................................................................................................................... 39 Attempted suicide ..................................................................... ............................ 39 Recommendations ............................................................................................ 40 References ............................................................................................................... 41 Annex 1 List of participants .......................................................................... 44