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Suicide ResearchAbstractResearch has consistently demonstrated that gay and bisexual men are at higher risk of suicide than the general population (Bagley & Tremblay 1997, Hershberger, Pilkington & D’Augelli 1997, Waldo, Hesson-McInnes & D’Augelli 1998, Cochrane & Mays 2000, Remafedi 2002, Paul, Catania, Pollack, Moscowitz, Canchola, Mills, Bin & Stall 2002, Skegg, Nada-Raja, Dickson, Paul & Williams 2003). However, many research studies have been conducted in America or England, have been with small convenience samples, or are now out-of-date (such as the 1978 Bell & Weinberg study). This research utilised anonymous self-completion questionnaires to investigate suicidal thoughts, feelings and behaviours amongst 95 young gay and bisexual men living and socialising in Edinburgh. The study found a disturbingly high level of suicidal thought, feeling and behaviour amongst the sample group, along with some dissatisfaction about the sources of available support. The proportion of respondents who reported suicidal thoughts and who had attempted suicide was significantly higher than that found in the general population.
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