Social connections and suicidal behaviour in young Australian adults: Evidence from a case–control study of persons aged 18–34 years in NSW, Australia

Purpose: There is evidence that social isolation is a risk factor for suicide, and that social connections are protective. Only a limited number of studies have attempted to correlate the number of social connections a person has in their life and suicidal behaviour. Method: Two population-based cas...

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Main Authors: Allison Milner, Andrew Page, Stephen Morrell, Coletta Hobbs, Greg Carter, Michael Dudley, Johan Duflou, Richard Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827315000026