ArticlePsychiatry investigation2019
Design and Methods of the Korean National Investigations of 70,000 Suicide Victims Through Police Records (The KNIGHTS Study).
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- The short-term effect of ambient particulate matter on suicide death.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Pooled it
- Acute Alcohol Use and Suicide.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of partial restriction of access to means in jumping suicide: lessons from four bridges in three countries.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2024Article
- Linking suicide and social determinants of health in South Korea: An investigation of structural determinants.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Predictive Factors Associated With Methods of Suicide: The Korean National Investigations of Suicide Victims (The KNIGHTS Study).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe suicide rate in South Korea was the second highest among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in 2017. The purpose of this study is to understand the characteristics of people who died by suicide in Korea from 2013-2017 and to better prevent suicide.
methodsThis study was performed by the Korea Psychological Autopsy Center (KPAC), an affiliate of the Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare. According to the Korea National Statistical Office, the number of suicide victims nationwide was estimated to reach about 70,000 from 2013 to 2017. Comprehensive suicide records from all 254 police stations in South Korea were evaluated by 32 investigators who completed a 14-day didactic training program. Then, we evaluated the characteristics of suicide victims in association with disease data from the National Health Insurance Database (NHID), which is anonymously linked to personal information of suicide victims.
resultsThirty-one of 254 police stations in the Seoul metropolitan area were analyzed by August 10, 2018. Findings showed that the characteristics of suicide victims differed according to the nature of the region.
conclusionOur results suggest that different strategies and methods are needed to prevent suicide by regional groups.
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