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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wong, Paul W C
• Chan, Wincy S C
• Chen, Eric Y H
• Chan, Sandra S M
• Law, Y W
• Yip, Paul S F

Titel

Suicide among adults aged 30-49: a psychological autopsy study in Hong Kong

Ist Teil von

• BMC public health, 2008-05, Vol.8 (1), p.147-147, Article 147

Ort / Verlag

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

SpringerLink

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A surge in suicide rates in middle age people in Hong Kong and many Asian countries was recently observed. However, there is a paucity of suicide research on this subgroup of people in Asia. The next-of-kin of 85 suicide cases and 85 community subjects aged 30-49 years were interviewed by a psychological autopsy approach. Information was triangulated by interview notes, coroner's court files, and police investigation reports. A multiple logistic regression analysis identified the following risk factors for suicide among the middle age people in Hong Kong: the presence of at least one psychiatric disorder (OR = 37.5, 95% CI 11.5-121.9, p < 0.001), indebtedness (OR = 9.4, 95% CI 2.2-40.8, p < 0.01), unemployment (OR = 4.8, 95% CI 1.3-17.5, p < 0.05), never married (OR = 4.2, 95% CI 1.1-16.3, p < 0.05), and lived alone (OR = 3.9, 95% CI 1.2-13.4, p < 0.05). The data show that socio-economical factors had a strong impact on suicide in the target group. Further research is needed to explore any positive qualities that protect the middle-aged from suicide. The prevention of suicide in the middle-aged requires multiple strategies.