Suicide in Akita Prefecture, Japan

In recent years, the number of suicides in Japan has increased dramatically, particularly among middle-aged men. According to the Brief Report on Suicides in 2001 by the National Police Agency of Japan (NPA, 2002), the number of suicides in Japan was 31 042, and the national suicide rate was 24.4/10...

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Autores principales: Fushimi, Masahito, Sugawara, Junya, Shimizu, Tetsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2006
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Thematic Papers–Suicide
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507824
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description In recent years, the number of suicides in Japan has increased dramatically, particularly among middle-aged men. According to the Brief Report on Suicides in 2001 by the National Police Agency of Japan (NPA, 2002), the number of suicides in Japan was 31 042, and the national suicide rate was 24.4/100 000. Akita is an agricultural prefecture with a population of approximately 1 200 000. According to the Akita Prefectural Police (APP), the number of suicides in Akita Prefecture was 457 (299 males, 158 females) in 2001. Akita Prefecture currently has the highest rate of suicide in Japan. The identification of strategies for suicide prevention is therefore imperative.
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spelling pubmed-67347132019-09-10 Suicide in Akita Prefecture, Japan Fushimi, Masahito Sugawara, Junya Shimizu, Tetsuo Int Psychiatry Thematic Papers–Suicide In recent years, the number of suicides in Japan has increased dramatically, particularly among middle-aged men. According to the Brief Report on Suicides in 2001 by the National Police Agency of Japan (NPA, 2002), the number of suicides in Japan was 31 042, and the national suicide rate was 24.4/100 000. Akita is an agricultural prefecture with a population of approximately 1 200 000. According to the Akita Prefectural Police (APP), the number of suicides in Akita Prefecture was 457 (299 males, 158 females) in 2001. Akita Prefecture currently has the highest rate of suicide in Japan. The identification of strategies for suicide prevention is therefore imperative. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2006-01-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6734713/ /pubmed/31507824 Text en © 2006 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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