Executive summary 1
Introduction 4
Summary of findings 8
Explanation for the high risk of suicide in disadvantaged men in mid-life 21
Implications for policy and practice 26
Gender, relationship breakdown and suicide risk:
a systematic review of research in western countries
Rhiannon Evans, Jonathan Scourfield and Graham Moore 36
Men, suicide and society: the role of psychological factors
Olivia Kirtley and Rory O’Connor 57
Men, suicide and society: an economic perspective
Brendan Kennelly and Sheelah Connolly 73
Male suicide in mid-life: linking private troubles and large social process
Julie Brownlie 91
Exploring the role of masculinities in suicidal behaviour