Citation

Fujino Y, Mizoue T, Tokui N, Yoshimura T. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2005; 35(2): 227-237.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan; Department of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Public Health at University of Wales College of Medicine, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1521/suli.35.2.227.62876

PMID

15843339

Abstract

The association between many psychosocial factors and risk of suicide was examined. A cohort was conducted over 14 years of follow up among the general population (15,597 people) in Japan. A baseline survey of psychosocial characteristics was conducted by self-administrated questionnaire. The relative risks of occasional emotional stress, difficulty maintaining sleep, and reporting unhealthy as their self-rated health are 3.2 (95% CI: 1.3, 7.6), 2.4 (95% CI: 1.3, 4.3) and 2.6 (95% CI: 1.1, 6.2), respectively. The importance of these observations lie in its potential for improving physician and public awareness of psychosocial factors as an early indication of mental health morbidity.