Rural and Urban Suicide in South Korea

Park, B. C. Ben; Lester, David

doi:10.2466/12.17.pr0.111.5.495-497

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“…In urban areas, methods including jumping, poisoning and hanging are more common. 223 Pesticide poisoning are more common in some rural areas, including in Taiwan 218 and South Korea, 222 with some evidence that hangings showed least geographic differences. 218 These distinct geographic patterns of suicide methods appears to be driven by the ready availability of method, 210 although may also be shaped by cultural norms, localised patters (i.e.…”

Section: Variation In Risk By Suicide Methodsmentioning

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Urban-Rural Differences in Major Mental Health Conditions

Solmi¹,

Dykxhoorn²,

Kirkbride³

2017

Mental Health and Illness in the City

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is a Research Associate in psychiatric epidemiology in the PsyLife group, Division of Psychiatry, UCL. She is interested in researching life course risk factors of various mental health problems in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood as well as ways to improve access to mental health services. Jennifer Dykxhoorn is a PhD student in the PsyLife Lab, Division of Psychiatry, UCL. Her research focuses on social and spatial determinants of psychotic disorders. She has a background in public mental health policy, having previously worked for the Public Health Agency of Canada and Mental Health Commission of Canada. Dr James Kirkbride is a Reader in Epidemiology in the Division of Psychiatry, UCL. He specialises in investigating the determinants of excess risk of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders experienced by urban populations and ethnic minority groups. He runs the PsyLife group (www.PsyLife.eu) in the Division of Psychiatry, UCL.

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Section: Variation In Risk By Suicide Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban-Rural Differences in Major Mental Health Conditions

Solmi¹,

Dykxhoorn²,

Kirkbride³

2017

Mental Health and Illness in the City

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“…It is also roughly double that of the younger population in Korea (24.3 per 100,000) [1], and is now regarded as a major social issue. In Korea, suicide rates are higher in rural areas than in urban regions [4], which might be due to the large numbers of elderly people living in rural areas. Suicide prevention strategies tailored by age and residential area are needed; however, only a few trials have examined this issue in older adults living in rural areas [5].…”

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Effectiveness of a village-based intervention for depression in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised feasibility study

Cho

Hahm

et al. 2020

BMC Geriatr

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Background: Although a focus on late-life depression may help preventing suicide in older adults, many older people, especially those living in rural areas, have relatively low accessibility to treatment. This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a village-based intervention for depression targeting older adults living in rural areas.Methods: A community-based randomised pilot trial was performed in two small rural villages in South Korea. Two villages were randomly selected and assigned to the intervention or active control group; all older adults living in the two villages (n = 451) were included in the intervention program or received standard Community Mental Health Service (CMHS) care, and the effectiveness of the program was examined using representative samples from both groups (n = 160). The 12-week intervention included case management according to individual risk level and group-based activities. Healthy residents living in the intervention village who played major roles in monitoring atrisk older individuals were supervised by CMHS staff. The score on the Korean version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (SGDS-K) was the primary outcome, while social network, functional status, and global cognitive function were secondary outcomes. Linear mixed models including the factors of intervention group, time, and their interaction were used to examine group differences in changes in primary and secondary outcomes from baseline to follow up.Results: Overall, there was no significant group × time interaction with respect to the SGDS-K score, but older individuals with more depressive symptoms at baseline (SGDS-K ≥ 6) tended to have a lower likelihood of progressing to severe depression at post-intervention. The social network was strengthened in the intervention group, and there was a significant group × time interaction (F[df1, df2], 5.29 [1, 153], p = 0.023). Conclusion:This study examined a 12-week village-based intervention for late-life depression in which the CMHS helped village-dwellers deal with late-life depression in their communities. Although the intervention improved social interactions among older adults, it did not reduce depressive symptoms. Further studies including more rural villages and long-term follow up are needed to confirm the effectiveness of this prevention program.

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“…Geographical differences in suicide mortality according to district-level socioeconomic status have recently been an important research concern (Khang et al 2005;Kim et al 2010;Hong and Knapp 2013;Lee et al 2014). Rural-urban differences in suicide have also been presented (Kim et al 2010;Cheong et al 2012;Park and Lester 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%