TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide plans and attempts in rural and urban regions of Beijing, China JO - Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry A1 - Ma, Xiaoguang A1 - Xiang, Ying-Qiang A1 - Cai, Zhuo-Ji A1 - Li, Shu-Ran A1 - Xiang, Ying-Qiang A1 - Guo, Hong-Li A1 - Hou, Ye-Zhi A1 - Li, Zhan-Jiang A1 - Li, Zhan-Jiang A1 - Tao, Yu-Fen A1 - Dang, Wei-Min A1 - Wu, Xiao-Mei A1 - Deng, Jing A1 - Chan, Sandra S. M. A1 - Ungvari, Gabor S. A1 - Chiu, Helen Fung-Kum SP - 158 EP - 166 VL - 43 IS - 2 N2 - Objective: There has been no large-scale survey of suicide-related behaviours including suicidal ideations, plans and attempts in China involving both rural and urban areas and using standardized assessment tools. The aim of the present study was to determine the lifetime prevalence of suicide-related behaviour and its relationship with sociodemographic factors and psychiatric disorders in the rural and urban regions of Beijing, China. Methods: A total of 5926 subjects were randomly selected in Beijing and interviewed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Basic sociodemographic and clinical data and data on suicide-related behaviour were also collected. Results: The overall lifetime prevalence estimates of suicidal ideation, plans and attempts were 2.3%, 1.4%, and 1.0%, respectively; the corresponding figures were 2.8%, 1.6%, and 1.3% in the rural sample, and 1.8%, 1.3%, and 0.9% in the urban sample. Age (>25years), female sex, unmarried status, lower education level, lower (RMB2000month(-1)) monthly income and presence of major medical disorders were significantly associated with increased risk of suicide-related behaviour. 36.2% of subjects with suicide-related behavior consulted a medical practitioner and 20.7% consulted a psychiatrist. Conclusions: The prevalence of lifetime suicide-related behaviour in Beijing is lower than in Western countries, but the low percentage of subjects treated for suicide-related behaviour indicates a major public health problem that should be addressed. National surveys are needed to further explore the prevalence of suicide-related behaviour in China.

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LA - en SN - 0004-8674 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670802607170 ID - ref1 ER -