Suicide among Polish officers during World War II in Oflag II-C Woldenberg

Psychol Rep. 2013 Jun;112(3):727-31. doi: 10.2466/12.PR0.112.3.727-731.

Abstract

Although scholars have examined the occurrence of suicide in the concentration camps during World War Two, little has appeared on suicide in prisoner-of-war camps. The present note presents an attempt to document the occurrence of suicide in the Oflag II-C Woldenberg camp in what is now Western Poland, and estimates a suicide rate of between 22.4 to 38.4 per 100,000 per year in the roughly 6,600 prisoners.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Poland
  • Prisoners of War / history
  • Prisoners of War / psychology
  • Prisoners of War / statistics & numerical data*
  • Suicide / history
  • Suicide / psychology
  • Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
  • World War II