Is an increase in Japan's suicides caused by COVID-19 alone?
Asian J Psychiatr
; 78: 103320, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2274776
ABSTRACT
Similar to other countries, the Japanese government quickly undertook preventative measures against increasing suicides during the pandemic, but could not suppress the increase. Suicide mortality among both sexes under 20 and females aged 20-39 significantly increased during the pandemic, but unexpectedly had already slowed decreasing trends before the pandemic onset. Furthermore, before the pandemic, a higher complete unemployment rate contributed to increasing suicide mortality of both sexes, whereas during the pandemic, the positive relationship between females suicide mortalities and complete unemployment rates was not observed.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicide
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian J Psychiatr
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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