The Big Ten Student Suicide Study: A 10-Year Study on Suicides on Midwestern University Campuses.

Silverman, Morton M.; Meyer, Peter M.; Sloane, Finbarr; Raffel, Madeleine; Pratt, Deborah M.

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Big Ten Student Suicide Study: A 10-Year Study on Suicides on Midwestern University Campuses.

Silverman, Morton M.; Meyer, Peter M.; Sloane, Finbarr; Raffel, Madeleine; Pratt, Deborah M.

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v27 n3 p285-303 Fall 1997

Addresses many of the statistical and epidemiological flaws identified in previous studies of campus student suicides. Analyses, based on longitudinal data covering 261 student suicides, reveal a significantly higher suicide risk for students 25 and over, although the overall student suicide rate is one half of the national rate. (RJM)

Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Research Problems, Risk, Suicide, Young Adults

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Language: English

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