ArticlePsychiatry investigation2016
Trends in Suicide Methods and Rates among Older Adults in South Korea: A Comparison with Japan.
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- Socioeconomic factors associated with suicidal behaviors in South Korea: systematic review on the current state of evidence.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Network Structure and Central Symptoms of Depression in Older Korean Adults: A Community-Based Analysis.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Suicidal vulnerability in older adults and the elderly: study based on risk variables.BJPsych open · 2022Article
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- Analysis of attempted suicide episodes presenting to the emergency department: comparison of young, middle aged and older people.International journal of mental health systems · 2020Article
- Seasonal changes in suicide in South Korea, 1991 to 2015.PloS one · 2019Article
- Social Relationships and Suicidal Ideation Among the Elderly Who Live Alone in Republic of Korea: A Logistic Model.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveLethality of the chosen method during a suicide attempt is a strong risk factor for completion of suicide. We examined whether annual changes in the pattern of suicide methods is related to annual changes in suicide rates among older adults in South Korea and Japan.
methodsWe analyzed annual the World Health Organization data on rates and methods of suicide from 2000 to 2011 in South Korea and Japan.
resultsFor Korean older adults, there was a significant positive correlation between suicide rate and the rate of hanging or the rate of jumping, and a significant negative correlation between suicide rate and the rate of poisoning. Among older adults in Japan, annual changes in the suicide rate and the pattern of suicide methods were less conspicuous, and no correlation was found between them.
conclusionThe results of the present study suggest that the increasing use of lethal suicide methods has contributed to the rise in suicide rates among older adults in South Korea. Targeted efforts to reduce the social acceptability and accessibility of lethal suicide methods might lead to lower suicide rate among older adults in South Korea.
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