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Article: Suicides in Hong-Kong and Singapore: A tale of two cities

TitleSuicides in Hong-Kong and Singapore: A tale of two cities
Authors
Yip, PSFTan, RCE
Issue Date1998
PublisherSage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105597
Citation
International Journal Of Social Psychiatry, 1998, v. 44 n. 4, p. 267-279 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002076409804400403
AbstractSuicide statistics from Hong Kong and Singapore over the period 1984-1994 were studied. The suicide behaviours in Hong Kong and Singapore are remarkably similar. Suicide rates increased with age, with a sharp increase among the elderly which was about four to five times the average. A relatively low male:female ratio and low teenage suicide were also found. Jumping from a height was the commonest method of suicide. Nevertheless, a different time trend of the suicide rates was observed, with an upward and downward trend for Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. The cultural, social and economic aspects in understanding suicidal behaviour in Hong Kong and Singapore are also discussed.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/82956
ISSN
0020-7640
2023 Impact Factor: 2.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.649
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000078327900003
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dc.description.abstractSuicide statistics from Hong Kong and Singapore over the period 1984-1994 were studied. The suicide behaviours in Hong Kong and Singapore are remarkably similar. Suicide rates increased with age, with a sharp increase among the elderly which was about four to five times the average. A relatively low male:female ratio and low teenage suicide were also found. Jumping from a height was the commonest method of suicide. Nevertheless, a different time trend of the suicide rates was observed, with an upward and downward trend for Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. The cultural, social and economic aspects in understanding suicidal behaviour in Hong Kong and Singapore are also discussed.en_HK
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dc.rightsInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry. Copyright © Sage Publications Ltd.en_HK
dc.titleSuicides in Hong-Kong and Singapore: A tale of two citiesen_HK
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dc.identifier.volume44en_HK
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