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SynthesisInternational journal of psychiatry in medicine2015

Prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the general population of China: A meta-analysis.

Xiao-Lan Cao, Bao-Liang Zhong, Yu-Tao Xiang, Gabor S Ungvari, Kelly Y C Lai, Helen F K Chiu, Eric D Caine

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Determinants of Suicidality in the European General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  15. Prevalence of mental disorders among elderly men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xiao-Lan CaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Bao-Liang ZhongDepartment of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yu-Tao XiangFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China xyutly@gmail.com.
Gabor S UngvariSchool of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia The University of Notre Dame Australia/Marian Centre, Perth, Australia.
Kelly Y C LaiDepartment of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Helen F K ChiuDepartment of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Eric D CaineInjury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

Funding

CDC Injury Control Research Center for Preventing Suicide (CDC ICRC S)R49CE002093 · CE · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI CAINE, ERIC D. · 2012 to 2018
$5.6M
China-Rochester Suicide Research Training Program (CRSRT)D43TW009101 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI CAINE, ERIC D. · 2011 to 2015
$1.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009101NCIPC CDC HHS R49 CE002093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this meta-analysis is to estimate the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the general population of Mainland China.

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted via the following databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, China Journals Full-Text Databases, Chongqing VIP database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, and Wan Fang Data. Statistical analysis used the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis program.

resultsEight studies met the inclusion criteria for the analysis; five reported on the prevalence of suicidal ideation and seven on that of suicide attempts. The estimated lifetime prevalence figures of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts were 3.9% (95% confidence interval: 2.5%-6.0%) and 0.8% (95% confidence interval: 0.7%-0.9%), respectively. The estimated female-male ratio for lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts was 1.7 and 2.2, respectively. Only the difference of suicide attempts between the two genders was statistically significant.

conclusionThis was the first meta-analysis of the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the general population of Mainland China. The pooled lifetime prevalence of both suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are relatively low; however, caution is required when assessing these self-report data. Women had a modestly higher prevalence for suicide attempts than men. The frequency for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in urban regions was similar to those in rural areas.

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Suicidal IdeationAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSuicide, AttemptedYoung AdultChinameta-analysisprevalencesuicidal ideationSuicide attempts

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PMCPMC4536918

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