Characteristics of Young Suicides by Violent Methods in Rural China*

Jia, Cun-Xian; Zhang, Jie

doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01695.x

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“…Easy access to pesticides is a risk factor for suicide in China and that has been evidenced in many previous studies [10]. Our findings have further indicated that easy access to pesticide can prompt suicide for those who did not really want to die.…”

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Characteristics of Chinese rural young suicides: Who did not have a strong intent to die

Sun¹,

Zhang²

2015

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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Background In exploration of the risk factors of the Chinese rural young suicide, previous researchers found low prevalence of mental problems, high degree of impulsivity, and great proportion of lethal pesticide consumption. It noticed that some of the young suicides in rural China did not intend to die from the suicidal behavior which was only instrumentally used for certain gains. Aims This study aims to look into the characteristics of those young suicides who did not really intend to die and compare them with those young suicides who had a strong intent to die. Methods Subjects were 386 suicides aged 15-34 years in the rural areas of three provinces in China. The data were obtained by psychological autopsy method. The degree of suicidal intent of the subjects was evaluated by the first 8 items of Beck’s Suicide Intent Scale (SIS). Results It was found that those suicides who had a strong intent of death were more likely to have higher age, more years of education, live alone, and suffer mental disease. On the other hand, the low intent suicides were more likely to have pesticides at home and to be impulsive. In other words, pesticides and impulsivity killed some Chinese rural young men and women who did not really want to die by suicide. Conclusion Findings of the study may be translated into practical measures in suicide prevention in China as well as elsewhere in the world.

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“…Self-poisoning by lethal pesticides is commonly used in acts of suicide in rural China [10]. Some studies have showed that the increased use of pesticides is associated with an increase in suicides [11, 12], and easy access to lethal pesticide is a significant risk factor for suicide [13].…”

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Characteristics of Chinese rural young suicides: Who did not have a strong intent to die

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Zhang²

2015

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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“…Seasonality in Suicide is reported from studies conducted around the globe (Naidoo & Schlebusch, 2014;Jia & Zhang, 2011;Dias et al, 2014) and the same was also observed in the present study. Hence suicide prevention strategies such as restriction of access to suicide methods, screening of risk population and strengthening of current medical emergency interventions could be initiated during the hotspot seasons of suicide.…”

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confidence: 77%

Trends and determinants of suicide in Warangal District Telangana, India: six years retrospective study based on secondary data

Rawat

Joshi

Khan

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Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background: Suicide is a major public health concern resulting in premature deaths. The six years (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) retrospective study on suicide cases reported at a tertiary care center of Warangal district, Telangana, India aims to explore the trend and determinant of suicide. Results: Suicide was predominant among 35-< 45 years aged males and females aged 18-< 30 years. The suicide method varied, males preferred self-poisoning while female committed suicide by self immolation. Among males a summer peak while spring peak was observed for Non-Violent and violent methods respectively. The suicide in females peaked in autumn for non-violent method while Violent suicide was observed in summer. The Joinpoint regression analysis found no significant change in the suicide rate from time period (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) in overall population or stratification by gender for Warangal district, Telangana India.

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“…Therefore, suicidal prevention plan in Rafsanjan should also focus on restriction of easy access to such poisons. This could happen by storing such poisons away from homes in a locked storage place [31]. Finally, two female cases in our study had committed suicide using self-immolation methods.…”

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Epidemiological characteristics of suicide cases in Rafsanjan from 2004 to 2009: the roles of family disputes and unemployment

Rezaeian

2012

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Abstract:Received: May 2012, Accepted: August 2012Background: Suicide can be defined as an intentional act of self harm that leads to death. The aim of the present study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of suicide cases which were recorded by Rafsanjan Legal Medical Organization from 2004 to 2009. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in the year 2010 in Rafsanjan County of Kerman Province which is located in Southeast of Iran. Suicide data were gathered by applying a checklist in which gender, age, method of committing suicide as well as cause and the year of the event were recorded. Results: During the six years of our investigation, 20 cases of suicide were recorded. The mean age were 27.92±6.77 and 29.14±10.38 years for males and females, respectively. There were 13 (65%) males among the cases. Poison ingestion in 7 (35%) cases was the highest most frequent applied method of suicide. Family disputes in 16 (80%) cases and unemployment along with addiction in 4 (20%) cases were reported as the causes of suicide. Conclusion: Although it seems that suicide occurs less often in Rafsanjan, the possibility of underenumeration and under-reporting of it must also be taken into account. In addition, a comprehensive prevention plan should be designed and implemented in order to tackle the root causes of suicide i.e. family disputes, unemployment and addiction. Meanwhile, easy access to the most prominent method of suicide i.e. organophosphate poison and similar substances should be restricted.

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Characteristics of Young Suicides by Violent Methods in Rural China*

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

Characteristics of Chinese rural young suicides: Who did not have a strong intent to die

Characteristics of Chinese rural young suicides: Who did not have a strong intent to die

Trends and determinants of suicide in Warangal District Telangana, India: six years retrospective study based on secondary data

Epidemiological characteristics of suicide cases in Rafsanjan from 2004 to 2009: the roles of family disputes and unemployment

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