Psychiatry ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-19 , DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2021.1907871 Rebecca G Fortgang , Matthew K Nock
Suicide is among the leading causes of death in the US and worldwide. Devastatingly, it disproportionately affects youth, making it a leading contributor to years of life lost as well. Whereas the US federal government has prioritized the study and prevention of other causes of death, causing mortality rates from them to drop precipitously (e.g., cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS), this is not true of suicide. Funding for suicide prevention research is less than one-third of that allocated to other leading causes of death, and as a result the US suicide rate now is virtually identical to what it was 100 years ago. This situation is alarming and requires immediate action.
中文翻译:
为预防自杀敲响警钟:行动号召
自杀是美国和全世界的主要死亡原因之一。具有毁灭性的是,它不成比例地影响青年,使其成为导致生命损失多年的主要因素。尽管美国联邦政府已将研究和预防其他死因列为优先事项,导致这些死因的死亡率急剧下降(例如癌症、心脏病、艾滋病毒/艾滋病),但自杀并非如此。用于预防自杀研究的资金不到分配给其他主要死因的三分之一,因此美国现在的自杀率几乎与 100 年前相同。这种情况令人震惊,需要立即采取行动。