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- Title
Association between Terror Attacks and Suicide Attempts.
- Authors
WEIZMAN, TAL; YAGIL, YARON; SCHREIBER, SHAUL
- Abstract
Based on Durkheim's 'Control theory,' we explored the association between frequency of terror attacks in Israel and the frequency of suicide attempts admitted to the Emergency Room of a major general hospital in Tel-Aviv (1999-2004). Analysis of the six-year study period as a whole revealed no significant correlation between the variables, with the exception of one 11-month segment within it (December 2000-October 2001) that did show a statistically significant positive correlation, and in opposition to Durkeim's hypothesis. It is suggested that suicide attempts as a phenomena should be seen as a product of a multivariate model, in which the social context plays a role as well.
- Subjects
NEMAL Tel-Aviv (Israel); ISRAEL; MULTIVARIATE analysis; SUICIDAL behavior; TERRORISM; TERRORISTS; VICTIMS of terrorism; HOSPITAL emergency services; HOSPITAL observation units
- Publication
Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 4, p425
- ISSN
0363-0234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/suli.2009.39.4.425