Resource Tag: TAIWAN

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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This study sought to identify cause-of-death categories in which suicides might be misclassified in Taiwan. Secular trends, 1971-2007, were plotted in gender- & method-specific rates of death classified as suicide, undetermined intent, & accident for the Taiwanese population aged 15 years & older & compared the gender, age, & marital status profiles in these 3 […]

This study investigated the relationship between secular trends in unemployment & suicide in Taiwan. The study used a time-series analysis design. Rises in unemploymnet were associated with an increase in male suicide rates, but evidence for an association in females was limited. In the model controlling for changes in gross domestic product per capita, gross […]

The case fatality proportion & associated factors in individuals carrying out suicide acts in Nantou, Taiwan were investigated. Data from 1171 suicide acts (973 deliberate self-harm, 198 suicides) occurring between July 2000-February 2003 were collected from a population suicide register. The overall case fatality proportion was 16.9%, with higher proportions in men & in those […]

The relationship between the regional distribution densities of different media & the suicide rate was explored by analyzing the annual total, male, & female rates & media densities from 23 cities/counties in Taiwan during 1998-2006 by univariate & multivariate regression adjusted for 5 socioeconomic factors. The regional density of newspapers was significantly inversely related to […]

This study aimed to identify the characteristics associated with early suicide of those patients discharged from psychiatric wards in Taiwan. The results indicated that among 672 suicide victims who died within one year post-discharge between 2000-2004, diagnosis of schizophrenia, shorter disease duration, & co-morbidity with cancer were all significantly associated with suicide occurring within one […]

This interpretive phenomenological study described the commonality of the lived experience of suicide survivors & how it influences their family relationships in Taiwan from a sociocultural perspective. 13 survivors participated in the study. Results reveal that some survivors blame themselves, some blame others, & some are blamed by their family as part of their need […]

In this editorial, the author discusses findings from a study of 7900 adolescents in Taiwan in which the linkages between migraine & suicide were investigated. Further research is called for to study the association between migraine with aura & suicide risk in different age groups of populations & clinic-based samples. (16 refs.)

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This study established the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Suicide Intent Scale in a clinic- & community-based sample of 36 patients & 592 Taiwanese respondents. Results show the Chinese version demonstrates good inter-rater & test-retest reliability. Factor analysis generated 3 factors (precautions, plannning, & seriousness) explaining 92.9% of the total variance with […]

This study aimed to estimate the risk for suicide after the suicide deaths of 3 entertainment celebrities in Asia during the first 4 weeks after the celebrity suicide & on a weekly basis. An ecological, retrospective time-series analysis & a meta-analysis of suicide deaths in Hong Kong (2001-2003), Taiwan & South Korea (both from 2003-2005), […]

Age-adjusted & age-specific suicide rates of 23 cities/counties in Taiwan for 1999-2003 were calculated. Partial correlation coefficients were used to examine cross-sectional associations between independent variables, e.g. proportion of agricultural population, proportion of households living on the sixth floor or above, & suicide rates by method, after adjusting for unemployment rates & prevalence of depression. […]

A case-control psychological autopsy was conducted in Taiwan among 113 consecutive suicides & 226 living matched controls to examine the individual & combined effects of psychosocial & psychiatric risk factors for suicide. Five major risk factors (loss event, suicidal behaviour in first-degree relatives, major depressive episode, emotionally unstable personality disorder, & substance dependence) were found […]

This study investigated the clinical features, precipitating stressors, & the correlates of lethality in 357 suicide attempters sent to an emergency room in a general hospital in Taiwan from November 2002-June 2005. The proportion of females was much higher than that of males. Suicide attempts peaked at 20-29-years-old in females & 30-39-years-old in males. Females […]