Sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors of railway suicide: a mixed-methods study combining data of all suicide decedents in the Netherlands with data from a psychosocial autopsy study

Abstract Background Railway suicide has profound implications for the victims and their family, and affects train drivers, railway personnel, emergency services and witnesses. To inform a multilevel prevention strategy, more knowledge is required about psychosocial and precipitating risk factors of railway suicide. Methods Data from Statistics Netherlands of all suicides between 2017 and 2021 ( n = 9.241) of whom 986 died by railway suicide and interview data from a psychosocial autopsy of railway suicide decedents ( n = 39) were integrated. We performed logistic regression analyses to identif... Mehr ...