Recognising inaccuracies in Australian suicide and 'hidden suicide' data.
John SnowdonPublished in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2024)
Australia's finalised suicide data are likely to be more accurate than equivalent data from nations that do not revise mortality data. More comprehensive investigation (including verbal or psychological autopsy) in doubtful cases in Australia and elsewhere would probably lead to reported suicide rates being higher.