Recent Suicide Rates among Ten Ojibwa Indian Bands in Northwestern Ontario.

Spaulding, John M.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Recent Suicide Rates among Ten Ojibwa Indian Bands in Northwestern Ontario.

Spaulding, John M.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v16 n4 p347-54 1985-86

Investigated the rate of completed suicides for 10 Ojibwa Indian bands in northwestern Ontario between 1975 and 1982. Results indicated 61.7 suicides per 100,000 population. Suicide victims tended to be young males who used firearms. Alcohol or drug use was directly involved in over half of the suicides. (Author/BL)

Descriptors: American Indians, Demography, Drug Use, Incidence, Males, Suicide

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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