Change in incidents of suicidal acts after intervention on a bridge in South Korea
The rate of suicide death decreased after the installation of the spinning bar barrier but not after the implementation of VIDS alone. Our findings reinforce that restricting access to means is a highly effective way of preventing suicide on bridges and that spinning bars may be a helpful way to design barriers.
Authors
- Angela Clapperton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-3404)
- Lay San Too (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3549-9860)
- Jane Pirkis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2538-4472)
- Matthew John Spittal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-1536)
- Sangsoo Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-2113)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02744-9
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.47
Funders
- University of Melbourne