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Article: An epidemiological profile of elderly suicides in Hong Kong
Title | An epidemiological profile of elderly suicides in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Economic activity Elderly suicide Marital status Methods of suicide |
Issue Date | 1998 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/4294 |
Citation | International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1998, v. 13 n. 9, p. 631-637 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Suicide rates in Hong Kong increased with age, and the highest suicide rate occurred among the oldest age groups. Hong Kong has one of the highest elderly suicide rates in the world. The elderly suicide rate was four to five times above the average. Furthermore, gender differences were observed among different marital status groups. For example, single males had a much higher rate than single females and married males had a higher rate than their widowed counterparts. The suicide rate for an economically inactive person was six times higher than for an active one. Jumping has become increasingly common and seems to substitute for other methods of suicide. Winter months and the Chinese New Year period had the lowest suicide occurrence. Some explanations are given. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/82815 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.187 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Yip, PSF | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Chi, I | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Yu, KK | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T08:33:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T08:33:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1998, v. 13 n. 9, p. 631-637 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0885-6230 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/82815 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Suicide rates in Hong Kong increased with age, and the highest suicide rate occurred among the oldest age groups. Hong Kong has one of the highest elderly suicide rates in the world. The elderly suicide rate was four to five times above the average. Furthermore, gender differences were observed among different marital status groups. For example, single males had a much higher rate than single females and married males had a higher rate than their widowed counterparts. The suicide rate for an economically inactive person was six times higher than for an active one. Jumping has become increasingly common and seems to substitute for other methods of suicide. Winter months and the Chinese New Year period had the lowest suicide occurrence. Some explanations are given. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_HK |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/4294 | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | en_HK |
dc.rights | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | en_HK |
dc.subject | Economic activity | en_HK |
dc.subject | Elderly suicide | en_HK |
dc.subject | Marital status | en_HK |
dc.subject | Methods of suicide | en_HK |
dc.title | An epidemiological profile of elderly suicides in Hong Kong | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.openurl | http://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0885-6230&volume=13&spage=631&epage=637&date=1998&atitle=An+epidemiological+profile+of+elderly+suicides+in+Hong+Kong | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Yip, PSF: sfpyip@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Yip, PSF=rp00596 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199809)13:9<631::AID-GPS836>3.0.CO;2-A | en_HK |
dc.identifier.pmid | 9777428 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0031711822 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 38634 | en_HK |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031711822&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 13 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 9 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 631 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 637 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000075979600007 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Yip, PSF=7102503720 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chi, I=7005697907 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Yu, KK=20636454300 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0885-6230 | - |