Attempted suicide by Chinese elderly in Hong Kong

被引：32

作者：

Chiu, HFK ^{[1
]}

Lam, LCW ^{[1
]}

Pang, AHT ^{[1
]}

Leung, CM ^{[1
]}

Wong, CK ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV HONG KONG,DEPT PSYCHIAT,HONG KONG,HONG KONG

来源：

GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY | 1996年 / 18卷 / 06期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/S0163-8343(96)00063-1

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

There is little information on attempted suicide in the elderly, especially among Chinese populations. Fifty-five elderly with suicidal attempts seen in a psychiatric unit in Hong Kong over a 2 1/2 year period were studied. The risk of suicidal attempts remained high after age 75 and only declined after 85. In contrast to western societies, self-injury was more common than self-poisoning. About half of the patients suffered from a mood disorder but very few had dementia. At follow-up 1 1/2-4 years after the suicidal attempt, the rate of repetition teas 3.6% and the rate of completed suicide was 5.5%. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Inc.

引用

页码：444 / 447

页数：4

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