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How would a statistic like this be calculated? We can talk to people who were going to commit suicide, encountered an obstacle, and decided not to. How can we d
by MrMember 7y ago
How would a statistic like this be calculated? We can talk to people who were going to commit suicide, encountered an obstacle, and decided not to. How can we determine how many people decided to commit suicide, encountered an obstacle, and used some other method?
- onemoresoop 7y agoI think that what they're getting at is that once the impulse is not met with success it ceases its grip and might lessen to some extent. Not sure I agree with it but at the same time it is possible that if the means of committing suicide were more easily available and required less upfront effort a lot wouldn't have the time to hesitate and commit to it
- lazyasciiart 7y agoLook them up later on and see if they're dead. https://medium.com/@ennyman/a-lesson-from-29-golden-gate-suicide-attempts-a42f4ef3f970 https://medium.com/@ennyman/a-lesson-from-29-golden-gate-sui...
- DanBC 7y agoWe can look at natural experiments like England's switch away from coal gas, or the introduction of catalytic convertors, and the decline in rates of suicide in the years afterwards. Both these events removed popular methods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWPEVhrWZS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWPEVhrWZS0 Start at 6:50 for reducing access to means and methods.