Ministry of Healthcare & Nutrition, Sri Lanka.
Crisis. 2010;31(1):30-5. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000010.
Suicidal ideation can often lead to suicide attempts and completed suicide. Studies have shown that Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world but so far no studies have looked at prevalence of suicidal ideation in a general population in Sri Lanka.
We wanted to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation by randomly selecting six Divisional Secretariats (Dss) out of 17 in one district. This district is known to have higher than national average rates of suicide.
808 participants were interviewed using Sinhala versions of GHQ-30 and Beck's Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Of these, 387 (48%) were males, and 421 (52%) were female.
On Beck's Scale for Suicidal Ideation, 29 individuals (4%) had active suicidal ideation and 23 (3%) had passive suicidal ideation. The active suicidal ideators were young, physically ill and had higher levels of helplessness and hopelessness.
The prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka is lower than reported from the West and yet suicide rates are higher. Further work must explore cultural and religious factors.
自杀意念常常会导致自杀企图和自杀完成。研究表明，斯里兰卡的自杀率在全球属于较高水平，但迄今为止，尚无研究调查过斯里兰卡普通人群中的自杀意念发生率。
我们希望通过在一个区的 17 个行政区中随机抽取 6 个行政区秘书处以确定自杀意念的发生率。该地区的自杀率高于全国平均水平。
使用 Sinhala 版 GHQ-30 和 Beck 的自杀意念量表对 808 名参与者进行访谈。其中，387 名（48%）为男性，421 名（52%）为女性。
在 Beck 的自杀意念量表上，有 29 人（4%）有主动自杀意念，23 人（3%）有被动自杀意念。主动自杀意念者较年轻，身体不适，且无助和无望感更强烈。
斯里兰卡的自杀意念发生率低于西方报道的水平，但自杀率却更高。需要进一步研究文化和宗教因素。
