@article{ref1,
title="Age-period-cohort analysis of the temporal trends of suicide mortality rates in Taiwan, 1959-2008",
journal="Journal of suicidology (Taipei)",
year="2022",
author="Jeng-Tung Chiang,  and An-Ting Jhuang,  and Shih-Cheng Liao,  and Ming-Been Lee, ",
volume="17",
number="1",
pages="44-50",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: There was a big change in suicide profile during 1958-2008. The study aimed to detect age, period, and cohort effects in Taiwan suicide mortality rates for both males and females from 1958-2008 before implementation of Taiwan National Suicide Prevention Strategy. <br><br>METHODS: Supplemented with graphical descriptive analysis, the intrinsic estimator (IE) method was used to estimate age, period, and cohort effects simultaneously. <br><br>RESULTS: The suicide trends for both genders were similar with respect to the three temporal variables: (1) the age effects generally displayed an increasing trend with age, (2) the trend for the period effects resembled a w-shape with peaks observed in 1959-63, 1979-83, and 2004-08, and (3) the cohort effects generally followed a downward trend, with younger cohorts less likely to complete suicide. However, among the three effects, the period seems to play a more important role in determining suicide risk for males, while age appeared to be the key factor for females. <br><br>CONCLUSION: In summary, age, period, and cohort all related to suicide risk for both genders. Our findings showed that the elderly aged above 65 had a higher risk of suicide. Young women aged 20-24 were also found to be a high-risk group. Special attention also needs to be paid to men particularly when the socio-economic situation worsens.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2790-1645",
doi="10.30126/JoS.202203_(1).0005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.30126/JoS.202203_(1).0005"
}