article = {NNB-2020-1-102}
title = {Suicide is Impacted by Culture: Gender Suicide Rates}
journal = {Neurology and Neurobiology}
year = {2020}
issn = {2613-7828}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.NNB.2020.01.02}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/suicide-is-impacted-by-culture-gender-suicide-rates_NNB-2020-1-102 
author = {Saxby Pridmore,William Pridmore,}
keywords = {Suicide, suicide prevention, gender}
abstract ={Objective: Over the last century mental disorder has been promoted as the universal suicide trigger. This
view has been discredited and other triggers are being considered. The aim is to determine whether different
regions have sustained different suicide rates for the genders male and female. In the affirmative case, as
gender roles are culturally determined, an impact of culture on suicidal behaviour would be confirmed.
Method: The WHO Suicide Rates data by country (2016) was examined over a 17-year period. This was
examined for details of countries which had demonstrated higher female than male suicide. 6 were located
and an additional 6 countries were selected with similar total suicide rates and a higher male than female
suicide rate. The stability of higher female or male suicide rates was explored.
Results: The 6 countries with higher female suicide rates continued this pattern of behaviour over 17 years
– and the countries with higher male suicide rates also continued the established pattern.
Conclusions: The persistence of different gender suicide rates in 12 countries over 17 years confirmed that
culture can strongly impact suicidal behaviour.
}