Association Between Rural Residence and Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior Among California Adults: A Population-Based Study.
Claire E MargerisonSidra Goldman-MellorPublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2019)
Our results do not suggest higher suicidal distress or lower treatment-seeking behaviors as explanations for the rural/urban disparity in suicide mortality rates. Further attention is needed to the unique risk factors driving suicidality in rural areas, as well as exploring heterogeneity in these factors across different rural contexts.