ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2021
Suicide rates during social crises: Changes in the suicide rate in Japan after the Great East Japan earthquake and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Attempts in Kerman Province: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Uncertainties of Economic Policy and Government Management Stability Played Important Roles in Increasing Suicides in Japan from 2009 to 2023.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Regional disparities and dynamic evolution of suicide prevention and intervention efficiency in Japan.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Factors Related to Psychological Distress in Suicide Prevention Supporters during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Deterioration of Mental Health in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide attempts in a rural region in Germany, a 5-year observational study.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Observational
- Suicide and Suicide Prevention Activities Following the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Reasons for Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Psychological distance and user engagement in online exhibitions: Visualization of moiré patterns based on electroencephalography signals.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
We aimed to observe the changes in suicide rates after the Great East Japan Earthquake and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as typical cases of social crises, in Japan. A descriptive epidemiological study was conducted using data on the number of deaths by suicide published by the National Police Agency. The suicide rate ratio during the crisis-the monthly suicide mortality rate in the year of the crisis divided by the average suicide mortality rate in the three years before the crisis-was used as the indicator. After the earthquake, in March 2011 the suicide rate was 18% lower than the average mortality rate for the previous three years. However, it increased by 18% in May and 8% in June; increased mortality was observed among women. The suicide rate began to decline after October 2011. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the suicide rate decreased from February to June 2020. The declines in April and May were significant at 20% and 18%, respectively. From July onwards, the suicide rate of women began to rise, and from October, the overall suicide also began to increase. The rise in female suicide rates was significant, especially in October, with an increase of 70%. Thus, during these crises, suicide rates fell temporarily but then rose, especially among women. The period of increase in suicide rates was longer during the COVID-19 pandemic than after the earthquake. Therefore, there is an urgent need to promote measures for suicide prevention currently, and during a future crisis.
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