@article{ref1,
title="Cultural influences on suicide in Japan",
journal="Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences",
year="2016",
author="Russell, Roxanne and Metraux, Daniel and Tohen, Mauricio",
volume="71",
number="1",
pages="2-5",
abstract="Following the economic crash of the late 1990s, the suicide rate in Japan increased to a rate over 30,000 people per year and has been one of the highest in the world. Cultural factors have influenced this high suicide rate such as a tradition of honorable suicide as well as permissive attitudes towards suicide that remain in modern times. Additionally, the economic downturn, particularly the trend of unemployment in middle-aged men, also played a significant role in the high suicide rate. The suicide rate has started to decrease in recent years perhaps in part due to suicide prevention measures undertaken by the government.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1323-1316",
doi="10.1111/pcn.12428",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12428"
}