scholarly journals Suicide among adults aged 30–49: A psychological autopsy study in Hong Kong

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul WC Wong ◽  
Wincy SC Chan ◽  
Eric YH Chen ◽  
Sandra SM Chan ◽  
YW Law ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study

Elderly suicide in Hong Kong - a case-controlled psychological autopsy study

2004 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. K. Chiu ◽  
P. S. F. Yip ◽  
I. Chi ◽  
S. Chan ◽  
J. Tsoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
Elderly Suicide

scholarly journals Suicide in Hong Kong: a case-control psychological autopsy study

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 815-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIC Y. H. CHEN ◽  
WINCY S. C. CHAN ◽  
PAUL W. C. WONG ◽  
SANDRA S. M. CHAN ◽  
CECILIA L. W. CHAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
Chinese Populations ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Wide Range

Background. The relative contribution of psychosocial and clinical risk factors to suicide among Chinese populations is an important issue. In Hong Kong, this issue requires vigorous examination in light of a 50% increase in suicide rate between 1997 and 2003.Method. Using a case-control psychological autopsy method, 150 suicide deceased were compared with 150 living controls matched by age and gender. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the next-of-kin of the subjects. Data were collected on a wide range of potential risk and protective factors, including demographic, life event, clinical and psychological variables. The relative contribution of these factors towards suicide was examined in a multiple logistic regression model.Results. Six factors were found to significantly and independently contribute to suicide: unemployment, indebtedness, being single, social support, psychiatric illness, and history of past attempts.Conclusions. Both psychosocial and clinical factors are important in suicides in Hong Kong. They seem to have mediated suicide risk independently. In addition, socio-economic adversities seem to have played a relatively important role in the increasing suicide rate in Hong Kong.

What Can We Do to Help and Understand Survivors of Suicide in Hong Kong?

Crisis ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W.C. Wong ◽  
Wincy S.C. Chan ◽  
Philip S.L. Beh
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Suicide Survivors ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
Survivors Of Suicide

Survivors of suicide or people bereaved by suicide are underresearched and underserviced. This report contains preliminary data, collected from a psychological autopsy study, which examines the characteristics of suicide survivors in Hong Kong. This paper considers the preliminary data currently available and attempts to suggest a way forward toward understanding and help for this underrecognized group of individuals in Hong Kong.

Research Participation Experiences of Informants of Suicide and Control Cases

Crisis ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. C. Wong ◽  
Wincy S. C. Chan ◽  
Philip S. L. Beh ◽  
Fiona W. S. Yau ◽  
Paul S. F. Yip ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Initial Contact ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
The People ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Background: Ethical issues have been raised about using the psychological autopsy approach in the study of suicide. The impact on informants of control cases who participated in case-control psychological autopsy studies has not been investigated. Aims: (1) To investigate whether informants of suicide cases recruited by two approaches (coroners’ court and public mortuaries) respond differently to the initial contact by the research team. (2) To explore the reactions, reasons for participation, and comments of both the informants of suicide and control cases to psychological autopsy interviews. (3) To investigate the impact of the interviews on informants of suicide cases about a month after the interviews. Methods: A self-report questionnaire was used for the informants of both suicide and control cases. Telephone follow-up interviews were conducted with the informants of suicide cases. Results: The majority of the informants of suicide cases, regardless of the initial route of contact, as well as the control cases were positive about being approached to take part in the study. A minority of informants of suicide and control cases found the experience of talking about their family member to be more upsetting than expected. The telephone follow-up interviews showed that none of the informants of suicide cases reported being distressed by the psychological autopsy interviews. Limitations: The acceptance rate for our original psychological autopsy study was modest. Conclusions: The findings of this study are useful for future participants and researchers in measuring the potential benefits and risks of participating in similar sensitive research. Psychological autopsy interviews may be utilized as an active engagement approach to reach out to the people bereaved by suicide, especially in places where the postvention work is underdeveloped.

Depression and impulsiveness among soldiers who died by suicide: A psychological autopsy study

2018 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 341-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Shelef ◽  
Neta Korem ◽  
Nirit Yavnai ◽  
Rinat Yedidya ◽  
Keren Ginat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study

scholarly journals A psychological autopsy study of suicide among Inuit in Nunavut: methodological and ethical considerations, feasibility and acceptability

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 20078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Chachamovich ◽  
Jack Haggarty ◽  
Margaret Cargo ◽  
Jack Hicks ◽  
Laurence J. Kirmayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Autopsy Study

Availability of Knowledgeable Informants for a Psychological Autopsy Study of Suicides Committed by Elderly People

1990 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 1169-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan C Younger ◽  
David C. Clark ◽  
Ruth Oehmig-Lindroth ◽  
Robert J. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study

Suicide attempts preceding completed suicide

1998 ◽  
Vol 173 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkki T. Isometsä ◽  
Jouko K. Lönnqvist
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Psychological Autopsy ◽  
Autopsy Study ◽  
History Of

BackgroundThis study investigated three questions with major implications for suicide prevention: the sensitivity of the history of previous suicide attempt(s) as an indicator of suicide risk, the time interval from a preceding suicide attempt to the fatal one, and switching of suicide methods by those eventually completing suicide.MethodThe lifetime history of suicide attempts and the methods the victims (n=1397) used were examined in a nationwide psychological autopsy study comprising all suicides in Finland within a 12-month research period in 1987–1988.ResultsOverall, 56% of suicide victims were found to have died at their first suicide attempt, more males (62%) than females (38%). In 19% of males and 39% of females the victim had made a non-fatal attempt during the final year. Of the victims with previous attempts, 82% had used at least two different methods in their suicide attempts (the fatal included).ConclusionsMost male and a substantial proportion of female suicides die in their first suicide attempt, a fact that necessitates early recognition of suicide risk, particularly among males. Recognition of periods of high suicide risk on the grounds of recent non-fatal suicide attempts is likely to be important for suicide prevention among females. Subjects completing suicide commonly switch from one suicide method to another, a finding that weakens but does not negate the credibility of restrictions on the availability of lethal methods as a preventive measure.

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