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Attempted Suicide and Suicide Among Oxford University Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Keith Hawton ,
Judith Crowle ,
Susan Simkin  and
John Bancroft
Keith Hawton
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX
Judith Crowle
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX
Susan Simkin
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX
John Bancroft
Affiliation:
Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7JX
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Summary

A lower incidence of attempted suicide was found for Oxford University students than for other persons of the same age in Oxford City. This may be due to social class differences. Characteristics of the student attempters are reported. On the other hand, the rates for completed suicides of students, over a recent ten-year period, were in excess of those for the rest of their age group.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 132 , Issue 5 , May 1978 , pp. 506 - 509
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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