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The effect of war on suicide rates

A study of France from 1826 to 1913

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An analysis of suicide rates in France from 1826 to 1913 indicated that suicide rates were lower during years of war than during years of peace. This effect was stronger for female suicide rates than for male suicide rates and seemed to hold both for major and minor wars.

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  1. Center for the Study of Suicide, RR41, 5 Stonegate Court, 08012, Blackwood, NJ, USA

    David Lester

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Lester, D. The effect of war on suicide rates. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Nuerosci 242, 248–249 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02189971

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