Trends in method-specific suicide in Brazil from 2000 to 2017.
Keltie McDonaldDaiane Borges MachadoLuís Fernando Silva Castro de AraújoLigia KissAlexis PalfreymanMaurício Lima BarretoDelanjathan DevakumarGlyn LewisPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2021)
It is of public health concern that suicide rates in Brazil have risen this millennium. Restricting access to firearms might be an effective approach for reducing firearm-specific suicides, especially in states where firearm availability remains particularly high. Treatment and management of substance misuse may also be an important target for suicide prevention policies. More work is needed to understand the causes of rising suicide rates in Brazil and to improve the mental health of the population.