Completed Suicide with Violent and Non-Violent Methods in Rural Shandong, China: A Psychological Autopsy Study

Sun, Shihua; Jia, Cun-Xian

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104333

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“…These results indicated that having a history of previous suicide attempts and the degree of suicidal intent did not determine the choice of the means of committing suicide. Previous study did not find significant relationship between the number of life events and suicide methods in rural China, 36 yet our results in this study found that the number of long-term life events was negatively related to suicides with the choice of pesticide poisoning as a means of committing suicide. Thus, suicides with more long-term life events were more likely to choose other means to commit suicide.…”

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Suicide Means Used by the Older Adults in Rural China: A Comparison Between Those Using Pesticides and Other Means

Zhu

Jia

et al. 2019

J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol

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Background: The most frequently used means of committing suicide was pesticide poisoning in rural China, yet little is known about the characteristics and risk factors for suicides committed with pesticides compared to those committed via other means in older adults. Methods: The participants were 242 older adults (aged 60 or older) who had committed suicide in the rural areas of 3 provinces (Shandong, Hunan, and Guangxi) in China. This study was conducted using the psychological autopsy (PA) method. Results: In univariate analyses, no statistically significant differences were found between those who committed suicide with pesticide or with other means in terms of demographic and clinical variables except age, prevalence of mental disorders, suicidal intent, number of recent life events, social support, hopelessness, impulsivity, and depressive symptoms ( P > .05); age, history of suicide attempts, having pesticides available at home, the total number of life events, and the number of long-term life events were significantly different ( P < .05) between the 2 groups. In multivariate logistic regression model, the factors associated with committing suicide with pesticides were the availability of pesticides at home (odds ratio [OR] = 3.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.99-6.08) and the number of long-term life events (OR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.78-0.97). Conclusion: The older adults who committed suicide by pesticides and those using other means are probably the same population. The main determinant of choosing pesticides as suicide means was likely the availability of pesticides at home. Suicide risk among older adults might be reduced by placing appropriate restrictions on access to pesticides.

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Suicide Means Used by the Older Adults in Rural China: A Comparison Between Those Using Pesticides and Other Means

Zhu

Jia

et al. 2019

J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol

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“…As the incidence of negative life events is closely related to the economic level, and the gross domestic product (GDP) in Chinese cities is higher than that in rural areas, 1 might expect suicide mortality in rural areas to be higher than it is in cities. [14–16]…”

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Relationship between mortality in people with mental disorders and suicide mortality in China during 2000 to 2014

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Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in many countries. Although there are many studies on mental disorders, few studies have examined mortality in suicide population and mentally ill population. This study examined the association between mortality and mental disorders using data on suicides and mental disorders in China. Data from China's Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook for 2000 to 2014 were used to analyze the relationship between mortality associated with suicide and mental disorders. The analyses found that mortality among people with mental disorders dropped from 5.42/10 million in 2000 to 2.68/10 million in 2014, decreased more among females than males, and differed between urban and rural areas; that suicide mortality dropped from 10.79/10 million in 2000 to 6.79/10 million in 2014; the decrease was greater in women than in men, with suicide being highest among male residents of cities; and no significant correlation was found between mortality among persons with mental disorders and suicide mortality. There was no correlation between suicide mortality and mental-disorder mortality during 2000 to 2014; however, overall mortality decreased more among females than males during this period.

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“…1) < 14 years 2) 14 -< 18 years 3) 18 -< 30 years 4) 30 -< 45 years 5)45 -< 60 years 6) ≥60 years (National Crime Records Bureau of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Report on Accidents and Suicides in India (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015), 2018). The suicide methods were classified as either violent (use of firearm or shotgun, hanging, cutting and piercing with sharp objects, jumping from high places, getting run over by train or moving vehicle) or non-violent (ingestion of Pesticide, Poison by gas, Suffocation, and overdose) (Sun & Jia, 2014).…”

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

Rawat

Joshi

Khan

et al. 2018

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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Completed Suicide with Violent and Non-Violent Methods in Rural Shandong, China: A Psychological Autopsy Study

Cited by 22 publications

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Suicide Means Used by the Older Adults in Rural China: A Comparison Between Those Using Pesticides and Other Means

Suicide Means Used by the Older Adults in Rural China: A Comparison Between Those Using Pesticides and Other Means

Relationship between mortality in people with mental disorders and suicide mortality in China during 2000 to 2014

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

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