Suicide is a
stigmatising and distressing verdict for families and there can be
pressure to attribute deaths to accidents rather than suicides.
However, the increasing accidental death risk by increasing age
was in contrast to the absence of an age-effect for suicide risk
that we previously noted in this population,23 suggesting that
misclassification was unlikely to be a major influence. Information
on non-fatal accidents was unavailable and would be useful to
examine in future studies when feasible. Finally, some analyses
of specific types of accidents had limited precision because of
small numbers of deaths. Additional large cohort studies will be
needed to further elucidate the risks and mechanisms for different
types of accidents