Suicide in Japan: Present condition and prevention measures

Crisis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-19

  Shiho, Yamashita ^a,h   Tohru, Takizawa ^b   Shinji, Sakamoto ^c   Manabu, Taguchi ^d   Yuka, Takenoshita ^d,f   Eriko, Tanaka ^e   Ikuko, Sugawara ^f   Naoki, Watanabe ^g  

^a Natl Inst Pop/Social Secty Res   (Japan)

^b Hachinohe Junior College   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE OF LABOUR   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^g Aomori Pref Mental Hlth Welf Ctr   (Japan)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Present conditions of suicide; Suicide prevention measures

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LIFE EVENT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 15744370252     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.26.1.12     Document Type: Article

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