Resource Tag: TAIWAN

The objectives of this study were to examine the associations between suicidal ideation and attempt and anxiety symptoms and the moderators in 5,027 Taiwanese adolescents. Adolescents who had anxiety symptoms were more likely to have suicidal ideation and attempt than those who did not have anxiety symptoms. Bullying victimization had a moderating effect on the […]

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Journal held in CSP Library.

This item is a ‘Letter to the Editor’ ; Includes one table of statistics.

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Studies on suicide rate in the elderly have shown vast differences in different regions. This review summarizes the literature on the elderly suicide trend in Chinese populations, namely China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, comparing these data to those in the USA and the UK.

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This study evaluated the survival data of all Taiwanese doctors & ascertained whether doctors experience premature mortality. Death & census data from 1990-2006 were obtained for all practicing doctors in Taiwan. Cause-specific standardized mortality ratios were calculated using the general population of Taiwan as the reference. Doctors in Taiwan were found to be less likely […]

This study examined the suicide experiences of institutionalized veterans in Taiwan. Data were collected from 19 residents, age 65 & older, who had attempted suicide. Transcripts from 26 tape-recorded interviews were analyzed by thematic analysis. 5 major themes related to suicide triggers were identified: illness & pain, death of close relatives or friends, conflicts with […]

The demographic & psychological factors associated with depression among 200 end-stage adult hemodialysis patients in Taiwan were examined & the relationships between depression, anxiety, fatigue, poor health-related quality of life, & increased suicide risk were elucidated. Structural equation modelling was used to analyze the models & the strength of the relationship between variables & suicide […]

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This study was conducted to examine long-term trends in suicide mortality in Taiwan, 1959-2006 & to analyze the effect of age, time period, & cohort. Suicide mortality was calculated using official vital statistics data. An ubiquitous period effect on suicide mortality in both genders across all age groups was observed, with peak rates in early […]

This article presents the findings of a qualitative study exploring what suicide survivors in Taiwan experienced after a family member’s suicide & how they adjusted to the perceived stigma. 15 suicide survivors participated in the study. It was found that when a family member’s suicide death occurred, survivors first kept a low profile when holding […]

All 12,497 suicides in Taiwan, 2001-2004, were identified from mortality records retrived from the National Health Insurance Database. 95.1% of females & 84.9% of males had been in contact with health care services in the year before their death. Females received significantly more diagnoses of psychiatric disorders & major depression than did males. Such differences […]

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Age- & method-specific suicide rates for women in South Korea, Taiwan, Sweden, & the United States in 2002 were calculated & compared. Hanging, firearms, & jumping from a height were classified as violent suicide methods. Poisoning suicides were further classified according to use of drugs, gases, pesticides, & other agents. Half of Taiwanese & American […]

This study investigated possible influences of media reporting of a celebrity suicide on subsequent suicide attempts & associated risk factors among suicide attempters. 63 suicide attempters registered in a surveillance system of the Taipei City Suicide Prevention Centre were assessed via a structured interview soon after media reports of the suicide of a young female […]

Using national physician insurance data from January 2000-April 2008, this study explored the association between physicians’ suicide & their characteristics. The majority of suicide cases occurred among physicians in their 40s. More suicides were reported among physicians serving in the community, living in urban areas, & from specialties such as general practice, family practice, psychiatry, […]

This study explored the association between the suicide rate & the unemployment rate in Taiwan. All 74,064 suicides by those aged 15 & older during 1978-2006 were included. Time series models were used to analyze the monthly age-standardized suicide rate by gender & age subgroup. The association between age-standardized suicide & the unemployment rate was […]

In this letter to the editor, the author discusses the effects of a 1999 earthquake on suicide rates in Nantou, Taiwan. After the earthquake, the number of suicides surged. Female suicide rates more than doubled immediately (from 1998 to 1999) whereas a very small increase was observed in males. However, the male suicide rate showed […]

This study estimated suicide mortality among suicide attempters in Taiwan & assessed the extent of means substitution among subjects with a nonfatal attempt & a subsequent fatal attempt during the study period. A total of 5261 attempters registered in a surveillance system from 2004-2005 were followed throught 2005. 72 suicides were identified. The 1-year incidence […]

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