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18 states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)

OLS regression showed that atmospheric pressure was globally related to suicide rates for all, firearm, and non-firearm types of suicide, as consistent with previous findings involving altitude (5–11, 13–15, 19). According to the all suicide model, an increase in atmospheric pressure by 100 hPa was associated with a decrease in suicide rates by 4.9 per 100,000, holding all else constant.

d relationship between altitude and depression did not exist among older adults in the Himalayas and the Andes

Those who have mood disorders, therefore, may be more likely to commit suicide because of depressive-like symptoms stemming from hypoxia

Low atmospheric pressure may increase depression and suicide through inducing hypoxia. Previous studies have not evaluated the geographic variation of this relationship across the United States.

between ethnicity and suicidal ideation and attempts is still in its infancy.

By contrast, two studies using national data did not find any significant relationship between race/ethnicity and suicide ideation or attempts2, 6.

research should also focus on increasing the effects of factors that protect against suicide.

protective factors on suicidal behavior and their relationship to specific cultural constructs.62

may be modifiable with interventions, including the treatment of psychiatric disorders such major depression.

relatively small or local samples sizes, suggesting caution in their interpretation

ome studies have suggested that non-Hispanic Whites have significantly higher risk for suicide attempts than other ethnic groups4, such as Blacks2 and Hispanics8, although some9, but not all10, studies have suggested that different subgroups among Hispanics have divergent rates of suicide attempts