Eduardo Chachamovich|Laurence J. Kirmayer|John Haggarty|Margaret Cargo|Rod McCormick|Gustavo Turecki
Suicide among Inuit: Results from a Large, Epidemiologically Representative Follow-Back Study in Nunavut
McGill University|Jewish General Hospital|McGill University|NOSM University|University of South Australia|Thompson Rivers University|McGill University
inuit population canadas north suffered high rates death suicide report first largescale controlled epidemiologically representative study deaths suicide indigenous population investigates risk factors suicide among inuit across nunavut died suicide 4year periodwe identified suicides inuit n 120 occurred january 1 2003 december 31 2006 nunavut subject selected communitymatched control subject used proxybased procedures conducted structured interviews informants obtain life histories diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders fourth edition axis ii diagnoses measures impulsive aggressive traitscompared control subjects subjects died suicide likely experienced childhood abuse 238 95 ci 139 408 family histories major depressive disorder p 0002 suicide completion p 002 affected major depressive disorder 1300 95 ci 620 2725 alcohol dependence 290 95 ci 159 524 cannabis dependence 396 95 ci 229 68 last 6 months addition subjects died suicide likely affected cluster b personality disorders 1018 95 ci 334 3080 higher scores impulsive aggressive traits p 0001at individual level clinical risk factors suicide among inuit similar observed studies general population indicate need improved access mental health services high rate mental health problems among control subjects suggests need populationlevel mental health promotion