TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The Korea National Suicide Survey (KNSS): rationale and design
JO  - Korean journal of biological psychiatry
A1  - Kim, Bora
A1  - Jung, Keum Ji
A1  - Lee, Sang Uk
A1  - Sea, Jonghan
A1  - Kim, Eun Young
A1  - Kim, Se Hyun
A1  - Jee, Sun Ha
A1  - Park, Jong Ik
A1  - Kim, Kyungil
A1  - Ahn, Yong Min
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - Suicide, the fourth leading cause of death in Korea, is a serious national problem. The Korea National Suicide Survey (KNSS) is the result of the first legislation to address this issue, "Article 11 of THE ACT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AND THE CREATION OF A CULTURE OF RESPECT FOR LIFE" (the "Act for the Prevention of Suicide"). To overcome the limitations of previous studies, the KNSS was designed by collaborators from a variety of fields : psychology, epidemiology, social welfare, and psychiatry. The KNSS was composed of four substudies that addressed the multifaceted process involved in suicide-related behavior over time, exploring general attitudes toward suicide and suicidal ideation, suicide planning, suicide attempts, and completed suicides. Study 1 examined the risk factors for suicide based on data regarding completed suicides ; Study 2 adopted the approach of a psychological autopsy ; Study 3 focused on suicide attempters ; and Study 4 explored attitudes toward suicide in the general population. The KNSS was designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of suicide from a longitudinal, multifaceted perspective to serve as a basis for policies aimed at suicide prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1225-8709
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -