Differential association of socio-economic status with gender- and age-defined suicidal ideation among adult and elderly individuals in South Korea

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 323-328

  Lee, Hoo Yeon ^a   Hahm, Myung Il ^b   Park, Eun Cheol ^c  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Education; Income; Socio economic status; South Korea; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EDUCATION; INCOME; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84885839000     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Agbayewa M.O., Marion S.A., Wiggins S. Socioeconomic factors associated with suicide in elderly populations in British Columbia: An 11-year review. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie 1998, 43:829-836.
2. AndrÃs A.R., Collings S., Qin P. Sex-specific impact of socio-economic factors on suicide risk: A population-based case-control study in Denmark. European Journal of Public Health 2010, 20:265-270.
3. Chang S.-S., Gunnell D., Sterne J.A.C., Lu T.-H., Cheng A.T.A. Was the economic crisis 1997-1998 responsible for rising suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia? A time-trend analysis for Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. Social Science & Medicine 2009, 68:1322-1331.
4. Chen Y., Wu K.C., Yousuf S., Yip P.S. Suicide in Asia: Opportunities and challenges. Epidemiologic Reviews 2012, 34:129-144.
5. Chin Y.R., Lee H.Y., So E.S. Suicidal ideation and associated factors by sex in Korean adults: A population-based cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Public Health 2011, 56:429-439.
6. Chung S.S., Joung K.H. Risk factors related to suicidal ideation and attempted suicide: Comparative study of Korean and American Youth. Journal of School Nursing 2012, 28:448-458.
7. Dombrovski A.Y., Szanto K., Duberstein P., Conner K.R., Houck P.R., Conwell Y. Sex differences in correlates of suicide attempt lethality in late life. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008, 16:905-913.
8. Dzà rovà D., Vevera J., Motlovà L., Dragomireckà E. Analysis of parasuicide, psychiatric care and completed suicides, implications for intervention strategy (Czech Republic, 1996-2000). International Journal of Public Health 2008, 53:139-149.
9. Han S., Lee H.-S. Factors associated with suicidal ideation: the role of context. Journal of Public Health 2013, 35, 228-236.
10. Harrison K.E., Dombrovski A.Y., Morse J.Q., Houck P., Schlernitzauer M., Reynolds C.F., Szanto K. Alone? Percieved social support and chronic interpersonal difficulties in suicidal elders. International Psychogeriatrics 2010, 22:445-454.
11. Hasselback P., Lee K.I., Mao Y., Nichol R., Wigle D.T. The relationship of suicide rates to sociodemographic factors in Canadian census divisions. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 1991, 36:655-659.
12. Hawton K., van Heeringen K. Suicide. The Lancet 2009, 373:1372-1381.
13. Heikkinen M.E., Isometsä E.T., Aro H.M., Sarna S.J., Lönnqvist J.K. Age-related variation in recent life events preceding suicide. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 1995, 183:325-331.
14. Hong J., Knapp M., McGuire A. Income-related inequalities in the prevalence of depression and suicidal behaviour: A 10-year trend following economic crisis. World Psychiatry 2011, 10:40-44.
15. Iribarren C., Sidney S., Jacobs D.R., Weisner C. Hospitalization for suicide attempt and completed suicide: Epidemiological features in a managed care population. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2000, 35:288-296.
16. Jeon H.J., Lee J., Lee Y.M., Hong J.P., Won S., Cho S., Kim J., Chang S.M., Lee D., Lee H.W., Cho M.J. Lifetime prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation, plan, and single and multiple attempts in a Korean nationwide study. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2010, 198:643-646.
17. Kageyama T. Views on suicide among middle-aged and elderly populations in Japan: Their association with demographic variables and feeling shame in seeking help. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2012, 66:105-112.
18. Kim M., Jung Choi K., Jun H., Kawachi I. Socioeconomic inequalities in suicidal ideation, parasuicides, and completed suicides in South Korea. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 70:1254-1261.
19. Kim S.Y., Kim M., Kawachi I., Cho Y. Comparative epidemiology of suicide in South Korea and Japan: Effects of age, gender and suicide methods. Crisis 2011, 32:5-14.
20. Kim Y.-R., Choi K.H., Oh Y., Lee H.-K., Kweon Y.-S., Lee C.T., Lee K.-U. Elderly suicide attempters by self-poisoning in Korea. International Psychogeriatrics 2011, 23:979-985.
21. Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2008. A Report of Suicide Prevention Comprehensive Countermeasures. Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare.
22. Kposowa A.J. Marital status and suicide in the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2000, 54:254-261.
23. Matsubayashi T., Ueda M. The effect of national suicide prevention programs on suicide rates in 21 OECD nations. Social Science & Medicine 2011, 73:1395-1400.
24. Moon S.-S., Park S.-M. Risk factors for suicidal ideation in Korean middle-aged adults: The role of socio-demographic status. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2012, 657-663.
25. Nock M.K., Borges G., Bromet E.J., Alonso J., Angermeyer M., Beautrais A., Bruffaerts R., Chiu W.T., de Girolamo G., Gluzman S., de Graaf R., Gureje O., Haro J.M., Huang Y., Karam E., Kessler R.C., Lepine J.P., Levinson D., Medina-Mora M.E., Ono Y., Posada-Villa J., Williams D. Cross-national prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation, plans and attempts. British Journal of Psychiatry 2008, 192:98-105.
26. Normile D. Korea tackles a mushrooming problem. Science 2012, 338:1026-1027.
27. OECD Policy Brief: Mental Health in OECD Countries 2008, OECD.
28. OECD Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2011 2011, OECD.
29. Park S.-M., Cho S.-i., Moon S.-S. Factors associated with suicidal ideation: Role of emotional and instrumental support. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2010, 69:389-397.
30. Purselle D.C., Heninger M., Hanzlick R., Garlow S.J. Differential association of socioeconomic status in ethnic and age-defined suicides. Psychiatry Research 2009, 167:258-265.
31. Steenland K., Halperin W., Hu S., Walker J.T. Deaths due to injuries among employed adults: The effects of socioeconomic class. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 2003, 14:74-79.
32. Taylor P. Age, labour market conditions and male suicide rates in selected countries. Ageing & Society 2003, 23:25-40.
33. Wasserman D., Rihmer Z., Rujescu D., Sarchiapone M., Sokolowski M., Titelman D., Zalsman G., Zemishlany Z., Carli V. The European Psychiatric Association (EPA) guidance on suicide treatment and prevention. European Psychiatry 2012, 27:129-141.
34. Weissman M.M., Bland R.C., Canino G.J., Greenwald S., Hwu H.G., Joyce P.R., Karam E.G., Lee C.K., Lellouch J., Lepine J.P., Newman S.C., Rubio Stipec M., Wells J.E., Wickramaratne P.J., Wittchen H.U., Yeh E.K. Prevalence of suicide ideation and suicide attempts in nine countries. Psychological Medicine 1999, 29:9-17.
35. WHO Prevention of Suicide: Guidelines for the Formulation and Implementation of National Strategies 1996, WHO.
36. WHO World Health Report 2010, WHO.
37. Wiktorsson S., Runeson B., Skoog I., Ostling S., Waern M. Attempted suicide in the elderly: Characteristics of suicide attempters 70 years and older and a general population comparison group. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2010, 18:57-67.
38. Yamauchi T., Fujita T., Tachimori H., Takeshima T., Inagaki M., Sudo A. Age-adjusted relative suicide risk by marital and employment status over the past 25 years in Japan. Journal of Public Health 2013, 35, 49-56.