Suicidal behavior among young people in Singapore

Wai, Brian Ho Kong; Hong, Clarice; Kua, Ee Heok

doi:10.1016/s0163-8343(98)00065-6

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“…The discussants, both from the mixed and gender-specific groups, highlighted the parental attitude and family environment as one of the chief causes of youth discontent leading to suicidal behavior (Figure 1 and Figure 2), as revealed by other studies in Asia (Wai, Hong, & Heok, 1999; Xing et al, 2010). Our study participants explained the gulf between their aspirations and their parents’ expectations (Xiong & Detzner, 2005) that pitted them against their parents.…”

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confidence: 72%

‘Plue plun’ male, ‘kath klei’ female: gender differences in suicidal behavior as expressed by young people in Cambodia

Jegannathan

Dahlblom

Kullgren

2013

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

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Few studies from low- and middle-income countries use qualitative methodology to explore suicidal behavior among young people. In Cambodia, young people face the challenge of rapidly changing times and are vulnerable for suicidal behavior as revealed by research in transitional economies. This study seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the suicidal phenomena from a gender, psychosocial and cultural perspective. Six focus-group discussions were conducted among boys and girls, aged 15–19 years, in two secondary schools in a suburban area close to Phnom Penh, the capital city. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis approach. The participants highlighted the gender difference in suicidal behavior by describing the suicide-prone, acting-out male as ‘plue plun’, while suicide-prone females were described as caught in constricted, tunneled-thinking behavior, expressed as ‘kath klei’. Parental attitude and family environment were also pointed out as the chief causes of discontent and there was a strong wish on the part of young people to find space for modern values within the traditional family. The young people's awareness of their challenges in everyday life suggests that school-based programs to prevent suicidal behavior ought to be gender-sensitive and peer-focused.

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confidence: 72%

‘Plue plun’ male, ‘kath klei’ female: gender differences in suicidal behavior as expressed by young people in Cambodia

Jegannathan

Dahlblom

Kullgren

2013

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

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“…However, there is a high association between adjustment disorders and suicidal behaviour. Adjustment disorder with depressed mood is the most common diagnosis in suicide attempts in young people (Bhatia et al, 2000;Ho Kong Wai et al, 1999;Skopek and Perkins, 1998). With regard to fatal suicide, there is however more evidence of the high prevalence of major depression and substance abuse.…”

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Adjustment disorder and the course of the suicidal process in adolescents

Portzky

Audenaert

Heeringen

2005

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background: Adjustment disorders are often associated with suicidal behaviour but there is little information regarding the nature of the relationship and the effect of adjustment disorders on the suicidal process. The authors' goal was to investigate the association of adjustment disorders (with depressed mood) and suicide in adolescents by means of a psychological autopsy study. Method: Relatives and other informants of 19 suicide victims were interviewed by means of a semi-structured interview schedule. Differences in duration of the suicidal process between suicide victims diagnosed with adjustment disorder and suicide cases diagnosed with other psychiatric disorders were examined. Results: The suicidal process was significantly shorter in suicide victims diagnosed with adjustment disorder compared with suicide cases diagnosed with other disorders. No indications of a history of emotional or behavioural problems during early adolescence were found in suicide cases diagnosed with adjustment disorder. Limitations: The study sample consists of a small sample size and retrospective interviews of relatives were used. Conclusions: The suicidal process in suicide victims diagnosed with adjustment disorder appears to be short and rapidly evolving without any prior indications of emotional or behavioural problems. The importance of assessing the suicidal risk in patients diagnosed with adjustment disorder is underlined. D

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“…In addition to depression, suicidal ideation is a strong predictor of attempted and committed suicide (Obowale et al 2014). In Singapore, Ho Kong Wai (1999) noted that the reasons for suicide attempts were confl icts with family members (24.5 %); confl icts in interpersonal relationships with, for example, spouse, parents, siblings and friends (23.6 %); problems at school (11.0 %); work stress (2.4 %); and fi nancial diffi culties (1.0 %). Based on Westefeld et al ( 2005 ) study which has investigated 1,800 students at four universities, there are 24 % of college students who had seriously considered suicide when in college, and 5 % had attempted suicide when in college.…”

Section: Academic Stress and Suicidal Ideationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings

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Logonnathan²

2015

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Suicidal behavior among young people in Singapore

Cited by 50 publications

References 23 publications

‘Plue plun’ male, ‘kath klei’ female: gender differences in suicidal behavior as expressed by young people in Cambodia

‘Plue plun’ male, ‘kath klei’ female: gender differences in suicidal behavior as expressed by young people in Cambodia

Adjustment disorder and the course of the suicidal process in adolescents

Taylor’s 7th Teaching and Learning Conference 2014 Proceedings

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