Jianlin J
Department of Psychological Medicine of Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, PR China.
Crisis. 2000;21(3):118-21. doi: 10.1027//0227-5910.21.3.118.
Suicide rates in China have in the past been reported to be very low for a variety of historical and political reasons. In recent years, however, the reported suicide rates in China have increased alarmingly among certain age groups. This article reviews reports of the national rural suicide rates in China for 1992, gathered from the Annal of Chinese Public Health, which has previously never been reported publicly. The highest suicide rates occur in the rural areas and among young women and men over 60 years. These data reveal that suicide in China may have some unique characteristic associated with a variety of socio-cultural variables, such as traditional culture, social class, economic status, health care levels, and interpersonal problems. The author shows that lack of mental health services in rural areas in China may be considered one of associated reasons to the high rural suicide rate in China.
过去，由于各种历史和政治原因，据报道中国的自杀率一直很低。然而，近年来，据报道中国某些年龄组的自杀率急剧上升。本文回顾了1992年中国农村全国自杀率的报告，这些数据来自《中国公共卫生年鉴》，此前从未公开报道过。最高自杀率出现在农村地区以及60岁以上的年轻女性和男性中。这些数据表明，中国的自杀可能具有一些与各种社会文化变量相关的独特特征，如传统文化、社会阶层、经济状况、医疗保健水平和人际关系问题。作者指出，中国农村地区缺乏心理健康服务可能被视为中国农村自杀率高的相关原因之一。
