Parasuicide, Scotland, and the World Cup

Abstract

The pinnacle of international football competition is the World Cup, the finals of which are held quadriennially for about a month in the summer. With separate representation for the home countries and a passion for the game in Scotland, the event generates considerable interest and excitement north of the border, but are individual lives and health affected? We report the effect on parasuicide. © 1987, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.