Ethnicity and Suicidal Behaviour in Malaysia: A Review of the Literature

Morris, Patrick J.; Maniam, T.

doi:10.1177/136346150103800105

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“…Marks and Stokes37 wrote that availability, familiarity, and cultural acceptability play a role in the choice of suicide method. A number of previous studies from many different countries have supported their opinions 38-40. The findings of our study also support those of Marks and Stokes,37 and these characteristics reflect the cultural background of South Korea.…”

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confidence: 89%

Gender Differences in Suicidal Behavior in Korea

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Lee

et al. 2008

Psychiatry Investig

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ObjectiveTo examine gender differences in the characteristics of suicidal behavior in South Korea.MethodsBetween August 2003 and December 2006, 344 suicide attempters (116 men, 228 women) participated in this study. The attempters were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), and the lethality of the attempt was measured using the Lethality Suicide Attempt Rating Scale-II (LSARS-II) and Risk-Rescue Rating Scale (RRRS).ResultsSignificantly more women than men were admitted to emergency rooms due to attempted suicide during the study period. The male attempters were older and had a higher rate of employment than the females. Depression was the most common psychiatric disorder in both genders. The lesion/toxicity scores of the RRRS indicated that the male suicide attempters used higher doses or more toxic agents than the female attempters. The most common methods of suicide were ingestion and cutting in both sexes. Although there were significant gender differences in the RRRS risk score and RRRS total scores, there was no gender difference in the LSARS-II scores, which suggests that patients of both sexes share a similar ambivalence regarding suicide completion or death.ConclusionOur study should be understood within the context of the specific cultural background of South Korea. We found that males and females use similar methods when attempting suicide and share a similar ambivalence regarding the outcome of the attempt; however, there was a difference in severity of the attempt between the two groups. Our findings may aid in the identification of more effective methods of intervention to prevent suicide.

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confidence: 89%

Gender Differences in Suicidal Behavior in Korea

Hur

Lee

et al. 2008

Psychiatry Investig

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“…Not surprisingly, poisoning (especially with pesticides) was the most common method and this confirms findings from the Indian diaspora in Malaysia (Morris & Maniam, 2001) and Trinidad (Hutchinson, Daisley, Simeon, Simmonds, Shetty, & Lynn, 1999), and from South India (Vijayakumar & Rajkumar, 1999) itself. The increased rates of pesticide use as a suicidal format indicate the potential for prevention.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

Completed Suicide among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: A Psychological Autopsy Study

Samaraweera¹,

Sumathipala²,

Siribaddana³

et al. 2008

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Sri Lanka has the one of highest rates of suicide. Important factors associated with suicide were determined via the psychological autopsy approach (which had not been carried out previously in Sri Lanka). Over a 3-month period, in a catchment area, 31 suicides among Sinhalese were identified and 27 were investigated. Males were more likely to commit suicide and alcohol abuse and domestic violence were reported as contributory factors. We found it possible to use psychological autopsy methods to obtain information which can inform planned prevention measures.

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“…Malays, generally adherents of Islam, have the lowest suicide rate of 0.32 per 100,000 population. This is consistent with the data from other smaller local studies (Morris and Maniam, ; Hayati et al ., ; Fathelrahman et al ., ; Murty et al ., ); and also in Singapore (Chen, ; Chia and Tsoi, ; Chia, ). The indigenous groups in Sabah and Sarawak also have low rates (i.e.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…There have been several papers written on suicides in different parts of Malaysia (Maniam, ; Nadesan, ; Morris and Maniam, ; Hayati et al ., ; Fathelrahman et al ., ). The present paper is the first attempt at examining the pattern of suicide in Malaysia at the national level.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%