Background Hong Kong was struck by the community outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003. In the same year, the elderly suicide rate in Hong Kong showed a sharp upturn from a previous downward trend. Methods Secondary analyses using Poisson Regression Models on the suicide stati
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Elderly suicide and the 2003 SARS epidemic in Hong Kong
โ Scribed by Sau Man Sandra Chan; Fung Kum Helen Chiu; Chiu Wah Linda Lam; Pui Yiu Vivian Leung; Yeates Conwell
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.1432
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## Abstract ## Background The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 had an enormous impact on Hong Kong society and the suicide rate was also at its historical high, 18.6 per 100,000. The most significant increase was found among the older adults aged 65 or above. ## Methods
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