Department of Psychological Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Arch Suicide Res. 2012;16(2):174-82. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2012.667335.
The objective of this study was to understand the features of young suicide in order to contribute to suicide prevention efforts. In this article, the demographic, clinical, and suicide-related features of all cases of young suicide (aged 10-24 years) in Singapore for the years 2000-2004 are described. We also compared those who sought mental health services to those who did not. Overall, the suicide rate was 5.7 per 100, 000, with gender ratio of 1:1 and higher rates among ethnic Indians. Psychosocial stressors and suicide by jumping from height were common. Mental health service use was associated with unemployment, previous suicide attempts, family history of suicide, more use of lethal methods, lack of identifiable stressor, and less suicide notes. Suicide prevention efforts should promote awareness of suicide risks and access to mental health services.
本研究旨在了解青少年自杀的特点，以期为预防自杀工作做出贡献。本文描述了 2000-2004 年新加坡所有青少年自杀（年龄在 10-24 岁之间）病例的人口统计学、临床和与自杀相关的特征。我们还比较了那些寻求心理健康服务和没有寻求心理健康服务的患者。总体而言，自杀率为每 10 万人 5.7 人，男女比例为 1:1，印度裔人群的自杀率更高。心理社会压力和从高处跳下自杀的情况较为常见。使用心理健康服务与失业、之前有过自杀企图、自杀家族史、更多使用致命方法、没有明显的压力源以及较少写自杀遗言有关。预防自杀工作应该提高对自杀风险的认识，并为人们提供获得心理健康服务的途径。
