TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Attempted suicide by Chinese elderly in Hong Kong
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Chiu, H. F.
A1  - Lam, L. C.
A1  - Pang, A. H.
A1  - Leung, C. M.
A1  - Wong, C. K.
SP  - 444
EP  - 447
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - There is little information on attempted suicide in the elderly, especially among Chinese populations. Fifty-five elderly with suicidal attempts seen in a psychiatric unit in Hong Kong over a 2 1/2 year period were studied. The risk of suicidal attempt remained high after age 75 and only declined after 85. In contrast to western societies, self-injury was more common than self-poisoning. About half of the patients suffered from a mood disorder but very few had dementia. At follow-up 1 1/2-4 years after the suicidal attempt, the rate of repetition was 3.6% and the rate of completed suicide was 5.5%.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -