A proposed approach to suicide prevention in Japan: The use of self-perceived symptoms as indicators of depression and suicidal ideation

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 313-321

  Nakao, Mutsuhiro ^a,b   Takeuchi, Takeaki ^a,b   Yoshimasu, Kouichi ^c  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depressive disorders; Japan; Prevention and control; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOM; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67349091493     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-008-0048-7     Document Type: Review

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