Kang Dae Hun, Marques Andrea Horvath, Yang Jeong Hun, Park C Hyung Keun, Kim Min Ji, Rhee Sang Jin, Ahn Yong Min
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2025 Feb;104:104359. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104359. Epub 2025 Jan 8.
Suicide is a serious global public health concern. South Korea has consistently reported one of the highest suicide rates among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries over the past few decades. In response to the increasing suicide rate, South Korea enacted the Suicide Prevention Act in 2011, and allocated significant budget funding for implementation of various policies according to its national strategy for suicide prevention. Suicide prevention policies, such as restricting access to highly hazardous pesticides, implementing emergency room-based follow-up management programs, and adhering to safety guidelines for the media while reporting on suicide, were effective. Thereafter, the overall suicide rate and the suicide rate in older people steadily declined. However, the suicide rate among younger age groups has increased since 2017, and South Korea continues to report higher suicide rates than those of most other countries. Further research is needed to develop and implement suicide prevention strategies that address the recently changing trends.
自杀是一个严重的全球公共卫生问题。在过去几十年里，韩国一直是经济合作与发展组织国家中自杀率最高的国家之一。为应对不断上升的自杀率，韩国于2011年颁布了《自杀预防法》，并根据其国家自杀预防战略为各项政策的实施分配了大量预算资金。诸如限制获取高危险性农药、实施基于急诊室的后续管理项目以及在报道自杀事件时遵守媒体安全指南等自杀预防政策都取得了成效。此后，总体自杀率和老年人自杀率稳步下降。然而，自2017年以来，年轻年龄组的自杀率有所上升，韩国的自杀率仍持续高于大多数其他国家。需要进一步开展研究，以制定和实施应对近期变化趋势的自杀预防策略。
