SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – 4 out of 100 South Koreans subscribed to life insurance policies died from suicides, the biggest cause of death for those in their teens to 30s, an institute’s tally showed Tuesday. A close study of life insurance payments in the 2012-2014 period showed that of 177,706 deaths of policyholders, [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – People who have a family member with a history of attempting suicide may be more vulnerable to committing suicide themselves, a study said Wednesday, adding that therapy for suicide prevention should be offered to the entire family. According to the latest study conducted by medical experts at Yonsei University, people [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Data shows that one out of four people who filed for bankruptcy is over the age of 60, a stark indicator of the increasing worries over an ageing society and widespread poverty among seniors. Koreans in their 50s usually have financial difficulties that result from being economically active, such as [...]
SEOUL, Jan.27 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent research has revealed that nine out of ten people who committed suicide sent out a ‘signal’ informing the people around them of their condition. However, 81 percent of family members left behind did not see the warning signs, and were not able to help. Only one out of four [...]
GWANGJU, Jan.23 (Korea Bizwire) – A man in his 40s with a history of mental disorders killed himself after killing his wife and two children by hitting them with a blunt weapon. His late wife was said to have mentioned that her husband often threatened to kill her when he was drunk. ‘A’, a man [...]
SEOUL, Jan.18 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study indicates that adolescents who are addicted to smartphones have more suicidal thoughts. Research on the relationship between smartphone addiction and depression among adolescents has been conducted in the past, but the new study marks the first time that smartphone addiction has been tied to suicidal thoughts. Professor [...]
A man in his 30s who lied to his family about passing the civil service examination committed suicide after pretending to go to work for a year. (Image : Pixabay) CHEONAN, Jan.12 (Korea Bizwire) – A man in his 30s who lied to his family about passing the civil service examination committed suicide after pretending [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The majority of suicides in South Korea take place outside the home, which is in stark contrast to other countries where people opt to die at home, an international study showed on Friday. The report, published in the latest issue of the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology and [...]
SEOUL, Dec.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that among those suffering from depression, those who have a nocturnal lifestyle are more than twice as likely to commit suicide. A team led by Psychology Professor Lee Seung-hwan of Paik Hospital analyzed the risk of suicide among 120 patients with depression, and made the surprising discovery. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec.1 (Korea Bizwire) – A research team lead by professor Lee Won-jin at the Korea University’s Preventive Medicine Department has announced that since a ban was implemented on the production and sales of Paraquat, a herbicide often used to commit suicide, the number of suicides committed by drinking poisonous herbicides decreased by 56 percent. [...]