@article{ref1,
title="Exploration of factors related to hara-kiri as a method of suicide and suicidal behavior",
journal="European psychiatry",
year="2010",
author="Takai, M. and Yamamoto, Koichi and Iwamitsu, Y. and Miyaji, S. and Yamamoto, H. and Tatematsu, S. and Yukawa, M. and Ide, A. and Kamijo, Yoshito and Soma, Kazui and Miyaoka, Hitoshi",
volume="25",
number="7",
pages="409-413",
abstract="<p>OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore factors associated with hara-kiri as a method of suicide and suicidal behavior in contemporary Japan. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on medical records of 421 patients (174 male; 247 female) who were considered suicidal and treated at the Kitasato University Hospital Emergency Medical Center in Japan between January 2006 and March 2008. We compared hara-kiri and all other methods regarding sociodemographics and clinical features of all suicidal patients. RESULTS: Instances of hara-kiri suicide attempt had the highest proportion of males (63%) among all suicide and suicidal behavior. One-way analysis of variance revealed significant differences between hara-kiri and other suicide attempt methods in the age of the suicidal patients. Result of multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that those who attempted hara-kiri suicide were likely to be male, be diagnosed with schizophrenia, survive, and be married. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that hara-kiri as a method of suicide and suicidal behavior remain prevalent in Japan, and the study findings also suggest that both clinical and cultural factors might play a role in hara-kiri as a method of suicide and suicidal behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0924-9338",
doi="10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.10.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2009.10.005"
}