[rhuppert]

1. Men are more "successful" because they tend to use more violent methods - guns, jumping off high places, etc. Women are more likely to use pills. Sometimes attempts are more of a call for help than ending one's life. 2. Your question is unclear to me, but most people who have attempted and failed to commit suicide regret that decision.

[graeme]

I suppose I meant: will the stories of suicide survivors help stop those who are planning to commit suicide, using a method that is likely to succeed?

But of course stopping suicide attempts (that are destined to fail) is a worthy goal too.

[wolfgke]

> 2. Your question is unclear to me, but most people who have attempted and failed to commit suicide regret that decision.

Couldn't this thesis explained by selection bias? I mean if you don't regret your suicid decision, you'll probably try again (and again) until you succeed. This IMHO biases the survivers strongly towards those who regret it.

[pantalaimon]

Apparently not so in China?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_differences_in_suicide#C...

[sirdogealot]

Perhaps china is tougher on their Women than their men?

>It has been found that suicide makes up for about 30% of deaths of women living in rural China.

Wow... that must be pretty bad for them living out there. Can you imagine living in a place where there was a 1 in 3 chance you'd off yourself before dying naturally? Wow... just wow.