Foreign Media: high suicide rate of the elderly living alone in rural China pressure | elderly suicide _ news
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　　Reference news, March 15 and media said, Chinese economic reform has brought painful social reforms, farmers into cities, growth restrictions seriously undermines the traditional family structure. Young people leave their ancestral villages to survive, leaving parents in rural areas – the elderly are now struggling with loneliness, deteriorating health, down and out.

According to Canada the globe and mail, March 13, suicide together, they faced problems become manifest. Today, in some rural areas, the elderly suicide rate exceeds the highest suicide rate in the developed world of Korea.

Reports, however, is different from other places, China's rural elderly suicide is not usually because of mental illness or drug abuse, but because of negative life events – arguing with children, the death of a spouse or long-term stress, for example, due to illness, long-term economic problems, or pressure caused by separation from their families.

Land (sound) old and committed suicide at the age of 70. She is introverted, had only a few days of schooling, spend their lives raising children and caring for her family. She and her husband built their house.

When she was diagnosed with local doctors said when they were incurable laryngeal cancer, she can't eat or even drink water. Her son, Qi Hongtong (voice) said, "she feels has the burden of disease to children and other relatives, and the duration is too long. ”

Reports that some elderly people who committed suicide because life is becoming increasingly difficult to bear.

Suicide was a possible serious problems in the elderly. Research institutions predict that by 2030, China's population will be over 60 years old population of about 25%.

Reports that in many countries, elderly people's suicide rate is higher than that of young men. However, China faces a particularly serious problem, because the increased risk of suicide age populations are extremely large. As a nation, China is trying to provide the services they need, particularly in rural areas.

Far away from the city centre where people are relatively poor and access to advanced medical care is less mental health measures are few and far between. Many people are living alone, away from the relatives to the city.

Reports of suicide in the elderly, part of the reason is cheap means of suicide can be seen everywhere. Although they were Administration also, but rural areas remain flooded with insecticides and pesticides.

Dalian Medical University psychology expert Jia Shuhua said that in some areas of China, "older people's thinking seems to be: your old, useless, and cannot live independently, so I chose to drink poison to end their life."

Reports in recent years, China has made significant progress in reducing suicide rates. Authorities had set up a suicide prevention agency and are committed to understanding, research and related institutions overcome suicidal tendencies. Promotion of basic medical services to rural areas of China, to provide assistance.

In rural areas, the Chinese authorities have also sought to limit the sale of toxic chemicals. In some places, are made of toxic chemicals are used more safely. Meanwhile, the stronger economy is also providing better social services, significantly improved levels of health care, many people have new hope.

Reported that to a large extent, these developments have helped. According to the University of Washington's Institute for health statistics evaluation statistics, from 1990 to 2013, China's overall suicide rate has dropped 67%. If you average all ages, now Canada's suicide rate for males is about twice the China times. However, the high suicide rate among elderly Chinese. China's elderly population, suicide rates decline in the rate of decline in suicide rate for total population is half the speed.

A disease accounts for the elderly in rural area: If a person faces a $ 30,000 worth of medical bills, farming income for 3000 Yuan a year, so if you can live more than ten years, treat worth the money.

The other hand, the insufficient number of China's overall shrink. Chinese psychological treatment of elderly people in rural areas have fewer opportunities, most psychologists want to to work outside of the city, worried that villagers had no money to pay their medical expenses, or that farmers had no interest in mental health services.

Reports said an aging population threatens to undermine the achievements we have made in reducing suicide rates in China.

Editor: Sue cure SN226

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外媒：中国农村老人自杀率高 生活孤独压力大|老人自杀_新闻资讯
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　　参考消息网3月15日报道 加媒称，中国经济改革带来了痛苦的社会变革，农民涌入城市，生育限制严重破坏了传统家庭结构。年轻人离开祖祖辈辈生存的村庄，留下父母在农村——这些老人如今挣扎在孤独之中，健康恶化，穷困潦倒。

　　据加拿大《环球邮报》网站3月13日报道，在一起起自杀事件中，他们面临的问题渐渐显露出来。今天，在中国某些农村地区，老年人的自杀率超过了发达国家中自杀率最高的韩国。

　　报道称，但是，与其他地方不同的是，中国农村老人的自杀事件通常不是因为精神疾病或药物滥用，而是因为消极的生活事件——与子女争吵、配偶死亡或长期压力，比如因疾病、长期经济问题或与家人分离引起的压力。

　　陆（音）老太自杀时70岁。她性格内向，只上过几天学，一辈子都在抚养子女和照顾家人。她和丈夫盖起了自家的房子。

　　当她被诊断得了当地医生说他们治不好的喉癌时，她吃不下东西，甚至喝不下水。她的儿子齐宏通（音）说：“她觉得自己的病给子女和其他亲戚造成了负担，而且持续时间太长。”

　　报道称，一些中国老年人之所以自杀是因为生活越来越难以承受。

　　老年人自杀是个有可能趋于严重的问题。研究机构预测，到2030年，中国60岁以上人口将占总人口的25%左右。

　　报道称，在许多国家，老年人的自杀率高于年轻人。可是，中国面临着尤为严重的问题，因为进入自杀风险增高的年龄段的人口数量极其庞大。作为一个国家，中国正尽力提供他们所需要的服务，特别是在乡村地区。

　　在远离城市中心的地方，人们相对要穷一些，享受先进医疗保健的渠道也少一些，心理保健措施更是少之又少。很多人生活孤单，远离去城市打工的亲人。

　　报道称，老年人自杀，部分原因也在于廉价的自杀工具随处可见。虽然也加以管理，但是中国乡村地区仍然充斥着杀虫剂和农药。

　　大连医科大学的心理学专家贾树华说，在中国某些地区，“老年人的思维似乎是：自己老了，没用了，不能独立生活，所以选择喝毒药结束生命”。

　　报道称，近些年，中国在降低自杀率方面取得了重大进展。当局资助成立了预防自杀机构和致力于深入了解、研究和克服自杀倾向的相关机构。中国还向乡村地区推广基本医疗服务，提供援助。

　　在乡村地区，中国当局还努力限制买卖有毒化学品。在有些地方，则采取措施使有毒化学品的使用更安全。与此同时，更强大的经济也提供了更好的社会服务，大大提高了医疗保健水平，很多人有了新的希望。

　　报道称，在 很大程度上，这些发展都起到了帮助作用。根据华盛顿大学卫生统计评估研究所的统计，从1990年到2013年，中国人的整体自杀率下降了67%。如果以各 个年龄段平均计算，现在加拿大的男性自杀率约是中国的两倍。但是，中国老年人自杀率仍然较高。在中国最年老的人群中，自杀率下降的速度是总人口自杀率下降 速度的一半。

　　一些农村老人算了一笔疾病账：如果一个人面临着3万元的医疗账单，每年务农收入为3000元，那么如果还能再活十年以上，才值得花钱治病。

　　另一方面，中国总体心理医生数量不足。中国乡村地区的老年人享有心理治疗的机会就更少了，大部分心理医生不愿去城市以外的地方工作，他们担心村民没钱支付医疗费，或者担心农民对心理医疗服务不感兴趣。

　　报道称，人口老龄化有可能破坏中国在降低自杀率方面已经取得的成果。

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