[Suicides with hypnotics in Budapest during 1960-1967].

Hajos-Parrish reaction mechanism

Organic chemist, born 1926 (Budapest, Hungary). Ph.D. (Technical Sciences) Technical University, Budapest, 1950. MS, Technical University, Budapest,1947. Assistant Professor Technical University, Budapest, Hungary 1948-1957. Research scientist Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 1957-1960; Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. Nutley, NJ 1960-1970; University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 1972-1973; University ...

Suicides among Polish seamen and fishermen during work at sea.

Retrospective data on 51 suicides of Polish seamen and fishermen in the years 1960-1999 during work at sea are presented. The impact of age, rank, and the period of service upon the incidence of theses suicides is analysed. Circumstances typical of the marine occupational environment, sources of stress and individual susceptibility related to the act of self destruction are discussed. Attention...

[Suicides in the military environment].

Preventing suicide by jumping: the effect of a bridge safety fence.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a bridge safety fence in preventing suicide. METHODS We examined suicides from jumping off the Memorial Bridge in Augusta, Maine, from 1 April 1960 to 31 July 2005. The safety fence was installed during 1983, the mid-point of the study period. RESULTS 14 suicides from the bridge were identified; all occurred before installation of the safety fence. The nu...

Profile of in-patient suicides in two hospitals in Malaysia.

A study of completed in-patient suicides at the University Hospital Kuala Lumpur (UHKL) and Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta (HBUK) between 1st January 1967 to 31st December 1987 were conducted. Records of completed in-patient suicides during the period were exhaustively studied. Only 18 cases were from UHKL and 23 cases were from HBUK. It was found that the suicide patients were mainly young Chinese...