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Elderly suicide in Hong Kong—a case-controlled psychological autopsy study
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Objective: To examine some of the risk factors for late life suicide in Hong Kong Chinese using a case‐controlled psychological autopsy approach. Method: Informants of 70 subjects aged 60 or above who had committed suicide as well as a community sample of 100 elderly controls were interviewed. Subjects and controls were assessed for the presence of mental illness, history of suicide attempt and data on health care utilization. Results: Eighty‐six per cent of suicide subjects suffered from a psychiatric problem before committing suicide, compared with 9% of control subjects. Among the psychiatric problems, major depression was the commonest diagnosis. Seventy‐seven per cent of suicide subjects had consulted a doctor within 1 month of suicide. One‐third of suicide subjects had a history of suicide attempt. Rates of current psychiatric diagnosis, rates of medical consultation and history of suicide attempt are all significantly higher in suicide subjects than controls. Conclusion: Our findings support the view that depressive disorders and a past history of suicide attempt are risk factors of late‐life suicide in the Chinese population of Hong Kong, similar to findings in western studies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chiu, H. F. K., Yip, P. S. F., Chi, I., Chan, S., Tsoh, J., Kwan, C. W., Li, S. F., Conwell, Y., & Caine, E.
- Affiliations
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Chiu, H. F. K.
- Chi, I.
- Venue
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-03-03
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 299-305
- ISSN
- 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
- 1600-0447
- OpenAlex
- W2096654221
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 12.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Hong Kong
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- elderly suicide, late-life suicide, risk factors, major depressive disorder, suicide attempt history, mental illness, medical consultation, Hong Kong Chinese, psychological autopsy
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Aged, Autopsy, Female, Hong Kong, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Suicide, Case-Control Studies
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