Comparison of completed and attempted suicide in Akita, Japan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-295

  Fushimi, Masahito ^a,b   Sugawara, Junya ^c   Saito, Seiji ^d  

^a Akita Prefectural Mental Health and Welfare Center   (Japan)

^b Akita Prefectural Center of Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Medicine   (Japan)

^c AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Saito Shinkeika Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akita prefecture; Attempted suicide; Completed suicide; Japan; Medical Association

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HANGING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33646681238     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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