Risk factors for suicide in China: a national case-control psychological autopsy study.

By M. Phillips, Gonghuan Yang, Yanping Zhang, Lijun Wang, Huiyu Ji, Maigeng Zhou. The Lancet, 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Dispositional Optimism as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Negative Life Events and Suicide Ideation and Attempts (2007, background): “Risk of psychopathology, including suicidal thoughts and behavior, also appears to be greater for individuals with stressful, negative or potentially traumatic life events in their histories (Flannery, Singer, & Wester, 2001; Kraiij, Arensman, & Spinhoven, 2005; Phillips et al., 2002; Yang & Clum, 1”
The strain theory of suicide (2016, background): “Even in China, where only about 50% of suicides were a result of a mental disease, mental disorder is still the strongest predictor of a suicidal behavior (Phillips et al., 2002).”
The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (2010, background): “Platt, S. (1992). Suicide and unemployment in Italy.”
Cross-National Analysis of the Associations among Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys (2009, background): “To date, dozens of studies have clearly shown that mental disorders, particularly depressive disorders, are among the strongest risk factors for suicide attempts and suicide deaths [12– 14].”
Suicide and Suicidal Behavior (2008, background): “The male:female ratio is 1.3:1 in India, 0.9:1 in mainland China, and 2.0:1 in Hong Kong.”
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration (2007, neutral): “For instance, in casecontrol studies information bias can occur, but may be reduced by selecting an appropriate control group, as in the first example [64].”
Suicide prevention strategies: a systematic review. (2005, background): “Psychiatric illness is a major contributing factor, and more than 90% of suicides have a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) psychiatric illness,(7-13) with some exceptions, such as in China.(14) Mood disorders, principally major depressive disorder and bip”
Marriage and Suicide among Chinese Rural Young Women (2010, background): “Suicide accounts for about 3.6 percent of all deaths in China and is the fifth most important cause of death in the country (Phillips et al. 2002b).”
The global distribution of fatal pesticide self-poisoning: Systematic review (2007, background): “7%) 47,720 to 82,680 Western Pacific A 155 35,000 1,050 (3%) 1,050 to 1,050 [68] B 1,562 296,000 183,520 (62%) 171,680 to 195,360 [70] Sub-total (W Pacific) 331,000 184,570 (55.”
Suicide mortality in India: a nationally representative survey. (2012, result): “29,34,35 We recorded a reduced risk of suicide versus other causes of death in women who were widowed, divorced, or separated compared with married women and men, a finding consistent with China, but in contrast with the higher risks of suicide reported in formerly married women and men in the USA.”