Determination of death as definite suicide | 107 (72) | 393 (76) |
Time since concussion, yr, mean ± SD | 5.6 ± 4.5 | 5.8 ± 4.8 |
Age at death, yr, mean ± SD | 43.6 ± 14.1 | 44.1 ± 14.1 |
Mechanism of death |
Poisoning | 66 (45) | 227 (44) |
Asphyxiation† | 51 (34) | 158 (30) |
Violence‡ | 18 (12) | 80 (15) |
Jumping | 8 (5) | 39 (8) |
Other | 5 (3) | 15 (3) |
Recent physician visit |
< 1 wk | 75 (51) | 240 (46) |
< 1 mo | 114 (77) | 370 (71) |
< 1 yr | 142 (96) | 494 (95) |
Physician specialty |
Psychiatry | 12 (8) | 55 (11) |
Neurology§ | 7 (5) | 16 (3) |
Internal medicine | 16 (11) | 38 (7) |
Family medicine | 90 (61) | 334 (64) |
Other¶ | 17 (11) | 51 (10) |
Recent diagnosis |
Psychiatric** | 40 (27) | 166 (32) |
Neurologic†† | 4 (3) | 25 (5) |
Medical‡‡ | 40 (27) | 139 (27) |
Miscellaneous§§ | 64 (43) | 189 (36) |
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