Suicides and exposure to low doses of ionising radiation

Author: Loganovsky K.

Reference: Int. J. Low Radiation. — 2007. — Vol. 4, № 3. — P. 176-183.

Keywords: suicide

Abstract: The suicide rates in southern India are very high (Joseph et al., 2003; Aaron et al., 2004), where there are areas of high natural radiation background (UNSCEAR, 2000). It was a stable tendency towards excess of suicides among the atomic bomb survivors exposed to low doses (0 90 mGy) (Kusumi et al., 1993). It was informed about the direct dependence between the suicide rate and the residency distance from the Atomic Test Site (Alimkhanov, 1995). Suicides are the leading cause of death among Estonian clean-up workers (Rahu et al., 1997; 2006). The workers conducting transformation of the destroyed 4th Unit of the Chernobyl NPP (‘Shelter Object’) to the ecologically safe system may be also under increased suicide risk. Whether exposure to low doses of ionising radiation is a risk factor for suicides should be elucidated by the epidemiological studies.

URL:http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/inderscience-publishers/suicides-and-exposure-to-low-doses-of-ionising-radiation-UlYVH8hML8

Expert evaluation of sudden death and suicide

Title: Expert evaluation of sudden death and suicide

Author: Makarov, Vladimir Mikhailovich

Reference: Ulyanovsk, 2005

Keywords: anatomical pathology, sudden death, Cardiovascular Disease (CDV), suicide

Abstract: Objective: on the basis of comprehensive medical-ecological and medical-social, morphological, forensic research to analyze the sudden death from cardiovascular disease in the region, adjacent to the polygon after the cessation of testing and to determine the pattern of suicides in different regions.

URL:http://www.dissercat.com/content/ekspertnaya-otsenka-vnezapnoi-smerti-i-suitsidov

Suicide Risk Among Chernobyl Cleanup Workers in Estonia Still Increased: An Updated Cohort Study

Title: Suicide Risk Among Chernobyl Cleanup Workers in Estonia Still Increased: An Updated Cohort Study
Author: Rahu, Kaja / Rahu, Mati / Tekkel, Mare / Bromet, Evelyn

Reference: Annals of Epidemiology, 16 (12), p.917-919, Dec 2006

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.07.006

Keywords: Chernobyl; Cohort; Mortality; Suicide; Estonia

Abstract: …chance finding because brain cancer is not considered to be related…although the incidence of brain cancer in our Chernobyl cohort also was elevated in 1986 to 1998 (7) . Thyroid cancer and leukemia are related to ionizing…

URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104727970600192X