Resource Tag: THAILAND

Introduction: The age-standardised suicide mortality rate in Thailand has been stable at a high level in recent years, highlighting the need for suicide prevention interventions. In Thailand, community involvement plays a key role in health promotion. The aim of this ongoing trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a community participatory intervention in two subdistricts in […]

Background Suicide rates are of increasing concern worldwide. There are approximately 4000–5000 deaths by suicide each year in Thailand. This study examined trends in annual incidence rates and predictors of successful and attempted suicides in Thailand (2013–2019). Methods Secondary data analysis was conducted on data from two national-level databases: The National Health Security Office and […]

Carrying weapons is a significant social and public health problem worldwide, especially among adolescents. The present study examined the association between weapon carrying and related risk behaviors among Thai adolescents. A cross-sectional study of 2,588 high school and vocational school students aged 11 to 19 years from 26 schools in Bangkok, Thailand, was conducted in […]

This manual begins by discussing the rationale for estimating the economic costs of violence, the objectives of the manual, & target audiences. The next 3 chapters discuss: defining violence & measuring its occurence; methodological approaches to estimating the magnitude & costs of violence-related injuries; & guidelines. The fifth chapter presents 3 case studies from Brazil, […]

This study assessed the current status of suicidal behaviour & examined the association between hopeless feelings, suicidal behaviour, & components of the WHO Quality-of-Life-BREF instrument among 1217 college students in China, Thailand, & Korea. 3.7% of Thai, 10% of Chinese, & 13.2% of Korean sudents exhibited suicidal behaviour in the past 12 months. Most components […]

The incidence of attempted suicide was assessed in 3 school-based samples of adolescents in Taiwan, the Philippines, & Thailand. The prevalence of suicide attempts across the 3 samples were not consistent with Taiwanese girls & boys the most likely to have ever attempted suicide. As expected, results showed suicide attempters (in the past 12 months […]

The majority of the Thai population is Buddhists and Buddhism has a great deal of influence on their mind, character, way of life, and health, particularly mental health. According to the Four Noble Truths (Cattări ariyasaccani), suicide is a form of suffering that is originated from craving (Tanhă). Therefore, human beings cannot avoid suffering by […]

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This article was also published in Befriending Worldwide, no.4, 1997, pp.4-5.

This article analyzed the autopsy reports of 581 cases of suicide that occurred in Thailand from 1960-1969. The following conclusions were drawn: the male: female suicide ratio is 6:4; the highest age group incidence is 20-39 years; girls predominate among adolescents (0:19 years); & poisoning was the most common method. Emotional instability was identified as […]