Suicide and Gender in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Chinese in the US

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2397496
AutoresJulia Shiang (Palo Alto University), Barron, Sivana Barron (0000-0003-4363-7135, Palo Alto University), Y Xiao (0000-0002-1634-5738), Shirui Xiao (0000-0002-7770-3797, Changsha Medical University), S Y Xiao (Hunan Medical School, People's Republic of China), Robert Blinn (Valley Health System), W-C C Tam, Wai‐Cheong Carl Tam (0000-0002-7894-5587, Chung Yuan Christian University)
Ano1998
Volume35
Fascículo2
Páginas235-251
Data de publicação1998-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/136346159803500204
OpenAlexW2144559693
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas18

In this paper we conduct a comparison of the rates of suicide for men and women across four settings: the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Asian groups in the US. The rates for rural PRC women are the highest, followed by urban PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and at the lowest rate, US Asians. The highest rates for men were found in the rural PRC setting, followed by Hong Kong, Taiwan, Asians in the US, and the lowest rate was found in the urban PRC. The high rate among women in rural PRC settings fits with observations on their stressful life circumstances. For these women, local belief systems, life conditions, and lack of social and economic opportunities increase the risk of suicide in the face of intolerable shame and pain

China · Environmental health · Geography · People's Republic · Poison control · Shame · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies