Citation

Nishio A, Akazawa K, Shibuya F, Abe R, Nushida H, Ueno Y, Nishimura A, Shioiri T. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2009; 63(2): 247-250.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01942.x

PMID

19335397

Abstract

Aims: The relationship between suicide and disaster is an important problem but it's not clear. We conducted this study to determine whether a natural disaster affects suicide rates. Methods: We collected data on suicides during the 84 months before and the 60 months after the earthquake and compared the suicide rate in Kobe to that in Japan as a whole. We also examined what groups were significantly affected. Results: Compared with Japan as a whole, the suicide rates in Kobe significantly decreased in the 2 years after the earthquake. Conclusions: An influence on suicide rate after the disaster clearly appeared in middle-aged men.

Language: en