https://www.scmp.com/rss/326450/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Suicide among older adults has become a serious public health problem globally. Suicide rates for both men and women in later life are much higher than for younger people, especially in Asia. For example, the mainland had the highest suicide rate of the population aged over 70 (51.5 per 100,000) compared with Hong Kong (27.4 per 100,000) and Singapore (22.2 per 100,000). Over 10 per cent of Hong Kong elderly persons show signs of depression, survey finds Although suicide rates have been... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132501/strengthen-social-relationships-help-combat-high-elderly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2132501/strengthen-social-relationships-help-combat-high-elderly?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Feb 2018 03:32:31 +0000