Suicide The Crisis and Challenges towards Public Health Prevention Strategy
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Nov 26, 2018
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Suicide Crisis Challenge Prevention Public health
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Abstract
Introduction: Suicide is a global public health problem, and the leadingcause of premature death worldwide. 79% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries.
Content: Thailand is rated as an upper middle-income country, with a suicide rate higher than indicated by the World Health Organization and the Thai Ministry of Public Health. The causes of suicide are related to biological, social-cultural, and psychological factors. Suicide by hanging was found to be the most common method used in the East and West regions of the world including Thailand. Completed suicide or surviving a suicide attempt caused negative effects on the individual, family, economy and society. Thailand uses the public health suicide prevention strategies to prevent and reduce suicide effects, by using the integration role of all stakeholders.
Conclusions: There are many challenges for Thailand’s suicide prevention by using public health strategies, for instance: knowledge, human resources, research, and an implementing an integration of all stakeholders.
Key words: Suicide, Crisis, Challenge, Prevention, Public health
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Review article (บทความฟื้นฟูวิชาการ)
บทความหลังผ่านการปรับแก้จากกองบรรณาธิการแล้ว เป็นลิขสิทธ์ของวารสารจิตเวชวิทยาสาร โรงพยาบาลสวนปรุง กรมสุขภาพจิต กระทรวงสาธารณสุข ห้ามเผยแพร่เพื่อประโยชน์ทางการค้าโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต แต่อนุญาตให้เผยแพร่บทความดังกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์ทางการศึกษาแก่ประชาชนทั่วไป ทั้งนี้กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยกับบทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฏในวารสารสวนปรุง
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