ABSTRACT

Little is known about the association between terrorism and suicide. This study investigates suicide numbers in Flanders, Belgium before and after the Paris-attacks (13/11/2015) and Brussels-attacks (22/03/2016). Population mortality data for suicide were gathered from the Agency for healthcare. Suicides in Flanders, Belgium, were higher after both attacks. The increase was higher after the Paris-attacks, compared to the attacks in Brussels, Belgium. The effect of a close-by, but still foreign attack (the Paris-attacks in France) on suicide numbers is larger than that of an attack inside the country (the Brussels-attacks), possibly due to a difference in threat experience and coping possibilities.

摘要

人们对恐怖主义与自杀之间的联系知之甚少。本研究调查了巴黎袭击 (13/11/2015) 和布鲁塞尔袭击 (22/03/2016) 前后比利时法兰德斯的自杀人数。自杀的人口死亡率数据是从医疗保健机构收集的。两次袭击后，比利时法兰德斯的自杀率都较高。与比利时布鲁塞尔的袭击相比，巴黎袭击后的增幅更高。近距离但仍然是外国袭击（法国巴黎袭击）对自杀人数的影响大于国内袭击（布鲁塞尔袭击），这可能是由于威胁经验和应对方式的差异可能性。