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Rise in suicide rates in England and Wales
Suicide data should include more information for analysing health inequalities
BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4241 (Published 02 November 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;371:m4241
- Lauren Z Waterman, specialty trainee year 5 psychiatry
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AZ, UK
- laurenzwaterman{at}doctors.net.uk
Caan makes an important assertion that adult suicide rates will only reduce when policy makers tackle health inequalities, with particular attention on adverse childhood experiences in the covid-19 pandemic.1
Currently, the UK Office for National …
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