Social factors in suicide in Australia / Riaz Hassan.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1996.

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Suicide -- Australia.

This paper highlights the increasing occurrence of suicide in Australia, particularly among young adult and adolescent males. It examines the trends for both males and females and considers the role of selected social factors in suicide. The need for better suicide prevention programs, which focus both at the primary level of prevention and at the postvention level, is addressed. - Publisher's website.

Cover title.

"February 1996."

Includes bibliographical references.

0642240094

0817-8542

6 pages