Risk factors for suicide in China: a national case-control psychological autopsy study
The LancetPublished 1 November 2002
Michael R. Phillips, Gonghuan Yang, Yanping Zhang, Lijun Wang, Huiyu Ji, Maigeng Zhou
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Despite substantial differences between characteristics of people who commit suicide in China and the west, risk factors for suicide do not differ greatly and prevention programmes that concentrate on a single risk factor are unlikely to reduce suicide rates substantially.
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Despite substantial differences between characteristics of people who commit suicide in China and the west, risk factors for suicide do not differ greatly. Suicide prevention programmes that concentrate on a single risk factor are unlikely to reduce suicide rates substantially; preventive efforts should focus on individuals exposed to multiple risk factors.
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