Author, as appears in the article.: Barbería E, Gispert R, Gallo B, Ribas G, Puigdefàbregas A, Freitas A, Segú E, Torralba P, García-Sayago F, Estarellas A.

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Barberia Marcalain, Eneko / García Sayago, Francisco

Keywords: Vital statistics Suicide Public health Mortality Forensic medicine suicidio suicide salud pública public health mortality mortalidad medicina forense forensic medicine estadísticas vitales

Abstract: Introduction: Monitoring and preventing suicidal behaviour requires, among other data, knowing suicide deaths precisely. They often appear under-reported or misclassified in the official mortality statistics. The aim of this study is to analyse the under-reporting found in the suicide mortality statistics of Tarragona (a province of Catalonia, Spain). Method and materials: The analysis takes into account all suicide deaths that occurred in the Tarragona Area of the Catalan Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (TA-CILMFS) between 2004 and 2012. The sources of information were the death data files of the Catalan Mortality Register, as well as the Autopsies Files of the TA-CILMFS. Suicide rates and sociodemographic profiles were statistically compared between the suicide initially reported and the final one. Results: The mean percentage of non-reported cases in the period was 16.2%, with a minimum percentage of 2.2% in 2005 and a maximum of 26.8% in 2009. The crude mortality rate by suicide rose from 6.6 to 7.9 per 100,000 inhabitants once forensic data were incorporated. Small differences were detected between the socio-demographic profile of the suicide initially reported and the final one. Supplementary information was obtained on the suicide method, which revealed a significant increase in poisoning and suicides involving trains. Conclusions: An exhaustive review of suicide deaths data from forensic sources has led to an improvement in the under-reported statistical information. It also improves the knowledge of the method of suicide and personal characteristics.

Thematic Areas: Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry Psicología Interdisciplinar Ciencias sociales

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 18889891

Author's mail: eneko.barberia@urv.cat francisco.garcia@urv.cat eneko.barberia@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-5804-3597 0000-0003-0594-8370 0000-0001-5804-3597

Record's date: 2023-02-22

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1888989116300246?via%3Dihub

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Revista De Psiquiatria Y Salud Mental. 11 (4): 227-233

APA: Barbería E, Gispert R, Gallo B, Ribas G, Puigdefàbregas A, Freitas A, Segú E, Torralba P, García-Sayago F, Estarellas A. (2018). Mejora de la estadística de mortalidad por suicidio en Tarragona (Cataluña, España) entre 2004 y 2012. [Improving suicide mortality statistics in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) between 2004-2012].. Revista De Psiquiatria Y Salud Mental, 11(4), 227-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.05.004

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2016.05.004

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications