Suicidology in China： rate changes and theoretical explorations

Abstract

Over the past few decades， suicide research in China has undergone profound changes， with its findings developing from small to large scales and with research teams transiting from novice to seasoned professional. During the same period， the suicide rate of the China's population on the mainland has experienced rapid switching from high to low， and theories have emerged to explain the changes in suicide and suicide rate. This paper summarized the historical development and current status of suicide research in China in recent decades， and expounded the reasons for the sharp decline of the suicide rate in mainland China from the economic and cultural aspects， and used Strain Theory of Suicide to systematically explain the changes in suicide and the rate.

Keywords

• suicide
• suicide rates
• strain theory of suicide
• economy
• culture