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Citation

Kato K, Kimoto K, Kimoto K, Takahashi Y, Sato R, Matsumoto H. J. Forensic Sci. 2014; 59(5): 1303-1306.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1143, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1556-4029.12411

PMID

25077671

Abstract

Hara-kiri is a unique Japanese custom, primarily stemming from the manners and customs that a samurai held. The aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical features of individuals who attempted suicide by hara-kiri. We enrolled 647 patients who had attempted suicide. Clinical features were compared between those who had employed hara-kiri and those who had used other methods. 25 of the 647 subjects had attempted suicide by hara-kiri. The ratio of men to women and the proportion of patients with mood disorders were significantly higher in the hara-kiri group than in the other methods group. The average length of stay in either the hospital or in the intensive care unit was also longer in the hara-kiri group than in the other methods group. Hara-kiri is an original Japanese method of attempting suicide, and suicide attempts by hara-kiri may be aimed at maintaining a reputation or taking responsibility.


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