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Article: Suicide and unemployment: What are the missing links?
Title | Suicide and unemployment: What are the missing links? |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Psychological autopsy Suicide Unemployment |
Issue Date | 2007 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13811118.asp |
Citation | Archives Of Suicide Research, 2007, v. 11 n. 4, p. 327-335 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The suicide rate has been paralleled by an upward trend of unemployment in Hong Kong since 1997. This study aims to explore the unknown suicide-related factors among the unemployed. This information is useful in developing culturally specific suicide prevention initiatives related to unemployment. Seventy-six suicide deceased and 15 life subjects who were unemployed were selected from a previous psychological autopsy study. Logistic regression models were employed to estimate the relative suicide risks among the unemployed people. Among the unemployed, the suicide deceased were more likely to be male, had suffered from psychiatric illness, and had attempted suicide before. They also had acquired less competent social problem solving skills. Comparison with a small control group creates a generalizability problem. Suicide prevention for the unemployed could be done through mental health awareness programs; problem-solving skills training for attempters and males; and vocational training and job opportunities for discharged psychiatric patients and rehabilitees. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/87828 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.638 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, WSC | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Yip, PSF | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, PWC | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Chen, EYH | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T09:34:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T09:34:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | Archives Of Suicide Research, 2007, v. 11 n. 4, p. 327-335 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 1381-1118 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/87828 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The suicide rate has been paralleled by an upward trend of unemployment in Hong Kong since 1997. This study aims to explore the unknown suicide-related factors among the unemployed. This information is useful in developing culturally specific suicide prevention initiatives related to unemployment. Seventy-six suicide deceased and 15 life subjects who were unemployed were selected from a previous psychological autopsy study. Logistic regression models were employed to estimate the relative suicide risks among the unemployed people. Among the unemployed, the suicide deceased were more likely to be male, had suffered from psychiatric illness, and had attempted suicide before. They also had acquired less competent social problem solving skills. Comparison with a small control group creates a generalizability problem. Suicide prevention for the unemployed could be done through mental health awareness programs; problem-solving skills training for attempters and males; and vocational training and job opportunities for discharged psychiatric patients and rehabilitees. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_HK |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13811118.asp | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Archives of Suicide Research | en_HK |
dc.subject | Psychological autopsy | en_HK |
dc.subject | Suicide | en_HK |
dc.subject | Unemployment | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Case-Control Studies | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Forensic Psychiatry | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Hong Kong - epidemiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Logistic Models | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Mental Disorders - epidemiology | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Multivariate Analysis | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Risk Factors | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Suicide - statistics & numerical data | en_HK |
dc.subject.mesh | Unemployment - psychology - statistics & numerical data | en_HK |
dc.title | Suicide and unemployment: What are the missing links? | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.openurl | http://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=1381-1118&volume=11&spage=327&epage=335&date=2007&atitle=Suicide+and+unemployment:+What+are+the+missing+links? | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Yip, PSF: sfpyip@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, PWC: paulw@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Chen, EYH: eyhchen@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Yip, PSF=rp00596 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, PWC=rp00591 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Chen, EYH=rp00392 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13811110701541905 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.pmid | 17882620 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-34648816924 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 142759 | en_HK |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-34648816924&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 327 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 335 | en_HK |
dc.publisher.place | United States | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chan, WSC=26425622500 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Yip, PSF=7102503720 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Wong, PWC=13607861800 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chen, EYH=7402315729 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 2077869 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1381-1118 | - |