Suicide by Aboriginal people in South Australia: comparison with suicide deaths in the total urban and rural populations
The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 May 1991
J. R. Clayer, Andrew Czechowicz
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To ascertain the number of recorded deaths by suicide of Aboriginal people and non‐Aboriginals in South Australian urban and rural areas over the period 1981‐1988, a database of deaths is analyzed.
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A comparison can be drawn with reports of suicide by American Indians. It is possible that Aboriginal deaths by suicide can be ascribed to "anomie" (a concept first developed by Durkheim of social disintegration affecting tribal peoples under colonisation). The paper highlights the need for the development of successful intervention programmes in Aboriginal health.
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PsychologySocial Sciences
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