HKJC CTR FOR SUICIDE RESEARCH & PREVENTN



Researcher : Beh SL

Project Title:The attitudes of doctors toward rape victims
Investigator(s):Beh SL
Department:Pathology
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:06/1993


List of Research Outputs

YOUSUF S., Beh S.L. and Wong P.W.C., Attitudes towards suicide following an undergraduate suicide prevention module: experience of medical students in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Medical Journal. 2013, 19: 377-385.


Researcher : Chak GS

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y.M., Law Y.W., Yip P.S.F., Fu K.W., Li M.H., Chak G.S. and So W.K., Evaluation of a pilot online outreach and engagement of at risk youths project in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.


Researcher : Chan KYM

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y.M., Law Y.W., Yip P.S.F., Fu K.W., Li M.H., Chak G.S. and So W.K., Evaluation of a pilot online outreach and engagement of at risk youths project in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Lai S.Y., Chan K.Y.M., So W.K., Wong P.W.C., Law Y.W. and Yip P.S.F., An evaluation study of a universal, internet-based mental health enhancement programe for adolescents with parental involvement in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.


Researcher : Chang S

Project Title:Geography of suicide: mapping suicide attempts in Taipei city, Taiwan
Investigator(s):Chang S, Yip PSF
Department:HKJC Ctr for Suicide Research & Preventn
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:04/2012
Completion Date:04/2014


Project Title:Suicide and self-harm amongst Chinese migrants
Investigator(s):Chang S, Yip PSF
Department:HKJC Ctr for Suicide Research & Preventn
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:01/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.H., Caine E... .D...,., YOUSUF S., Fu K.W. and Chang S., Yip P.S.F., Suicide rates among working-age adults in South Korea before and after the 2008 economic crisis., Journal of epidemiology and community health. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-202759 . 2013.
Chang S., Award for Best Poster Presentation , the 52nd Annual Conference of Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry. 2013.
Chang S., Chen Y., Heron J., Kidger J., Lewis G. and Gunnell D., IQ and adolescent self-harm behaviours in the ALSPAC birth cohort, Journal of Affective Disorders. 2013.
Chang S., Stuckler D., Yip P.S.F. and Gunnell D., Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide: time trend study in 54 countries, BMJ. BMJ Group, 2013, 347: f5239-f5239.
Chang S., Chen Y.Y., Yip P.S.F., Lee W.J., Hagihara A. and Gunnell D., Regional changes in charcoal-burning suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia from 1995 to 2011: a time trend analysis, PLoS Med. Public Library of Science, 2014, 11(4): e1001622.
Chang S., Chen Y., Yip P.S.F., Lee W.J., Hagihara A. and Gunnell D., The epidemic of charcoal-burning suicide in East/Southeastern Asia: a trend analysis, The 52nd Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry. 2013.
Chang S., Chen Y., Yip P.S.F., Lee W.J., Hagihara A. and Gunnell D., The epidemic spread of charcoal-burning suicide in East Asia: a trend analysis, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Chang S., University of Hong Kong/China Medical Board Grant, University of Hong Kong. 2013.
Chen Y.Y., Yip P.S.F., Chan C.H., Fu K.W., Chang S., Lee W.J. and Gunnell D., The impact of a celebrity's suicide on the introduction and establishment of a new method of suicide in South Korea, Arch Suicide Res. 2014, 18(2): 221-6.
Law Y.W., Yip P.S.F., Lee K.M.C., Kwok C.L., Wong P.W.C. and Chang S., The efficacy of community-based intervention for suicide prevention – a pilot project in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Zhang Y., Yip P.S.F., Chang S. and Wong P.W.C., Associations of Change in Risk Factor between The Baseline and follow-up assessments with the incidence of suicidal ideation, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention. 2013.


Researcher : Cheng Q

Project Title:The XXVII World Congress of International Association for Suicide Prevention; The Study of “Suicide Contagion” During Dawning Social Media Era: A Critical Review from a Network Science Perspective/The Interaction Between Traditional Media And New Media in Suicide News Production and Dissemination in Chinese Societies
Investigator(s):Cheng Q
Department:HKJC Ctr for Suicide Research & Preventn
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2013
Completion Date:09/2013


Project Title:Monitor online spreading of an emerging suicide method (charcoal burning) in Mainland China
Investigator(s):Cheng Q, Yip PSF
Department:HKJC Ctr for Suicide Research & Preventn
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:04/2014


List of Research Outputs

Cheng Q., Controversial practices with reporting suicide news in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Taiwan, The 10th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society. 2014.
Cheng Q., Gao R. and Zhu T., Suicide and bereavement on the Chinese social media, The 10th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society. 2014.
Cheng Q., The interaction between traditional media and new media in suicide news production and dissemination in Chinese societies, International Association for Suicide Research and Prevention 2013 World Congress. National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Norway, 2013, 18.
Cheng Q., Li H., Silenzio V. and Caine E...D..., The study of “suicide contagion” during dawning social media era: A critical review from a network science perspective, International Association for Suicide Prevention 2013 World Congress. National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Norway, 2013, 18.
Cheng Q., Fu K.W., Caine E...D. and Yip P.S.F., Why Do We Report Suicides and How Can We Facilitate Suicide Prevention Efforts? , Crisis, 1-8. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000241 . 2013.
Fu K.W., Cheng Q., Wong P.W.C. and Yip P.S.F., Responses to a self-presented suicide attempt in social media: a social network analysis., Crisis, 34(6), 406-412. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000221 . 2013.


Researcher : Lai SY

List of Research Outputs

Lai S.Y., Chan K.Y.M., So W.K., Wong P.W.C., Law Y.W. and Yip P.S.F., An evaluation study of a universal, internet-based mental health enhancement programe for adolescents with parental involvement in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.


Researcher : Law CK

Project Title:An evaluative study on the efficacy of Emergency Medicine wards for deliberate self-harm patients in Tuen Mun Hospital of Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Law CK, Yip PSF, Law YW
Department:HKJC Ctr for Suicide Research & Preventn
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:01/2009




Researcher : Law YW

Project Title:EXPLORING HEALTHCARE AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS AMONG PATIENTS WITH DELIBERATE SELF-HARM BEHAVIOURS
Investigator(s):Law YW
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:09/2013


Project Title:The XXVII World Congress of International Association for Suicide Prevention; The Effectiveness Of Volunteer Mentorship Program For Young Adults With Deliberate Self-harm Behaviors/The Efficacy Of Community-based Interventions For Suicide Prevention -- A Pilot Project In Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Law YW
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2013
Completion Date:09/2013


List of Research Outputs

Law Y.W., Lee K.M.C., Wong P.W.C. and Yip P.S.F., The effectiveness of volunteer mentorship program for young adults with deliberate self-harm behaviors, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.


Researcher : Lee KMC

List of Research Outputs

Law Y.W., Lee K.M.C., Wong P.W.C. and Yip P.S.F., The effectiveness of volunteer mentorship program for young adults with deliberate self-harm behaviors, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Law Y.W., Yip P.S.F., Lee K.M.C., Kwok C.L., Wong P.W.C. and Chang S., The efficacy of community-based intervention for suicide prevention – a pilot project in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Lee K.M.C., Law Y.W., Wong P.W.C. and Yip P.S.F., Self-efficacy of volunteer mentors of helping patients with deliberate self-harm behaviors, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.


Researcher : So WK

List of Research Outputs

Chan K.Y.M., Law Y.W., Yip P.S.F., Fu K.W., Li M.H., Chak G.S. and So W.K., Evaluation of a pilot online outreach and engagement of at risk youths project in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Lai S.Y., Chan K.Y.M., So W.K., Wong P.W.C., Law Y.W. and Yip P.S.F., An evaluation study of a universal, internet-based mental health enhancement programe for adolescents with parental involvement in Hong Kong, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.


Researcher : Wong PWC

Project Title:Understanding Aborted Suicide Attempts: A Mixed-Methods Approach
Investigator(s):Wong PWC, Fu KW, Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:01/2012


Project Title:Pet bereavement in Hong Kong - an exploratory qulitative study using semi-structured interviews
Investigator(s):Wong PWC
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013
Completion Date:05/2014


Project Title:XXVII World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention; Accessing Suicide-Related Information On The Internet: A Retrospective Observational Study Of Search Behavior
Investigator(s):Wong PWC
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2013
Completion Date:09/2013


Project Title:Self-injurious behaviors in Asia: A systematic synthesis of available evidence
Investigator(s):Wong PWC
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

Fu K.W., Cheng Q., Wong P.W.C. and Yip P.S.F., Responses to a self-presented suicide attempt in social media: a social network analysis., Crisis, 34(6), 406-412. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000221 . 2013.
Wong P.W.C., Caine E.R.I.C. .D..., LEE K.M.C., Beautrais A... and Yip P.S.F., Suicides by jumping from a height in Hong Kong: a review of coroner court files., Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2013.


Researcher : Yip PSF

Project Title:22nd World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Preventation (IASP) Social Burden of Suicide Risk in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Statistics & Actuarial Science
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2003


Project Title:IBC 2004 XXIInd International Biometric Conference in Parallel with ASC 2004 Australian Statistical Conference A Unification Method of Estimating Population Size via Capture-recapture Experiments
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Statistics & Actuarial Science
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:07/2004


Project Title:XVIII World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention Suicide in Three Chinese Communities: China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Statistics & Actuarial Science
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2005


Project Title:HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards 2009-10
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:HKU Overseas Fellowship Awards
Start Date:09/2009


Project Title:Outstanding Researcher Award 2008-2009
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Outstanding Researcher Award
Start Date:12/2009


Project Title:A study on Suicide Clusters: Hong Kong and Taiwan experiences
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:10/2010
Completion Date:03/2014


Project Title:A study on suicide news reporting ecology in Hong Kong and Taiwan: accuracy, stereotyping and mutual causation.
Investigator(s):Yip PSF, Fu KW
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Public Policy Research
Start Date:10/2012
Completion Date:09/2014


Project Title:Suicide and employment
Investigator(s):Yip PSF, Chang S
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:General Research Fund (GRF)
Start Date:11/2012


Project Title:An Integrated Study of the Population Policy for Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Yip PSF, Cheung PTY, Lam KF, Lum TYS
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Strategic Public Policy Research
Start Date:03/2013


Project Title:Real-Time Monitoring of the online dissemination of novel suicide methods
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:06/2013
Completion Date:06/2014


Project Title:World Congress for Suicide Prevention IASP; Stigma: A Major Barrier For Suicide Prevention /Suicidal Behaviors In Hong Kong: An Update /A Study On The Mutual Causation Of Suicide Reporting And Suicide Incidences
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:URC/CRCG - Conference Support for Teaching Staff
Start Date:09/2013


Project Title:A Study of Aspiration of Fertility amongst Married Women in Hong Kong (Age 15-49)
Investigator(s):Yip PSF, Zhang Y
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Start Date:02/2014


Project Title:A Study of the Movement of Type A and B Babies in Hong Kong
Investigator(s):Yip PSF, Lam KF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Start Date:02/2014


Project Title:A study on the effect of exclusion period on the suicidal risk among the insured
Investigator(s):Yip PSF
Department:Soc Work & Social Administration
Source(s) of Funding:Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research
Start Date:06/2014


List of Research Outputs

CHAN C.H., Caine E... .D...,., YOUSUF S., Fu K.W. and Chang S., Yip P.S.F., Suicide rates among working-age adults in South Korea before and after the 2008 economic crisis., Journal of epidemiology and community health. doi: 10.1136/jech-2013-202759 . 2013.
Chang S., Stuckler D., Yip P.S.F. and Gunnell D., Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide: time trend study in 54 countries, BMJ. BMJ Group, 2013, 347: f5239-f5239.
Chang S., Chen Y.Y., Yip P.S.F., Lee W.J., Hagihara A. and Gunnell D., Regional changes in charcoal-burning suicide rates in East/Southeast Asia from 1995 to 2011: a time trend analysis, PLoS Med. Public Library of Science, 2014, 11(4): e1001622.
Chang S., Chen Y., Yip P.S.F., Lee W.J., Hagihara A. and Gunnell D., The epidemic of charcoal-burning suicide in East/Southeastern Asia: a trend analysis, The 52nd Annual Conference of the Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry. 2013.
Chang S., Chen Y., Yip P.S.F., Lee W.J., Hagihara A. and Gunnell D., The epidemic spread of charcoal-burning suicide in East Asia: a trend analysis, The XXVII World Congress of The International Association for Suicide Prevention at Oslo Norway. 2013.
Cheng Q., Fu K.W., Caine E...D. and Yip P.S.F., Why Do We Report Suicides and How Can We Facilitate Suicide Prevention Efforts? , Crisis, 1-8. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000241 . 2013.
Cheung Y.T.D., Wong P.W.C., Lee A.M., Lam T.H., Fan Y. and Yip P.S.F., Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior: prevalence, co-occurrence, and correlates of suicide among adolescents in Hong Kong, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Springer-Verlag, 2013, 48(7): 1133-1144.
Ju Ji N..., Lee Y.O.U.N.G., Seok Noh M... and Yip P.S.F., The impact of indiscriminate media coverage of a celebrity suicide on a society with a high suicide rate: Epidemiological findings on copycat suicides from South Korea., Journal of affective disorders. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.11.015 . 2013.
Li M.H., Ng C.M., Chau M.C.L., Wong P.W.C. and Yip P.S.F., Collective Intelligence for Suicide Surveillance in Web Forums, Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics (PAISI 2013). 2013.
Mok C... .C..., Chan K... .L..., Cheung E... .F... and Yip P.S.F., Suicidal ideation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: incidence and risk factors., Rheumatology. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket404. 2013.
Wong P.W.C., Caine E.R.I.C. .D..., LEE K.M.C., Beautrais A... and Yip P.S.F., Suicides by jumping from a height in Hong Kong: a review of coroner court files., Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2013.
Yip P.S.F., Hung, G... .C., Huang M... .C... and Fan H... .F., Chen Y... .Y..., Association between childhood adversities and suicide attempts among alcoholic inpatients in Taiwan., Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 74(4), 559-564. . 2013.


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