Open AccessGambling and Completed Suicide in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
Ping Wah Wong,
Yee Tak Derek Cheung,
Kenneth R. Conner,
Yeates Conwell,
Paul Yip
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
primary care companion to the journal of clinical psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6699
pISSN - 1523-5998
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.09m00932blu
Subject(s) - coroner , suicidal ideation , psychiatry , suicide prevention , demography , poison control , injury prevention , psychology , logistic regression , medicine , clinical psychology , medical emergency , sociology
Previous studies have established a positive relationship between gambling and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Limited studies have investigated the role of gambling in completed suicide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of gambling behavior among suicides and to compare the correlates of nongambling and gambling with and without related debt suicides.