@article{ref1,
title="Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2020",
author="Nomura, Shuhei and Kawashima, Takayuki and Yoneoka, Daisuke and Tanoue, Yuta and Eguchi, Akifumi and Gilmour, Stuart and Kawamura, Yumi and Harada, Nahoko and Hashizume, Masahiro",
volume="295",
number="",
pages="e113622-e113622",
abstract="Suicide is an extreme consequence of the psychological burden associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) counter-measures. A quasi-Poisson regression was applied to monthly suicide mortality data obtained from the National Police Agency to estimate the gender-specific excess/exiguous suicide deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan up to September 2020. We found excess suicide deaths among women in July, August and September, but not among men. Our results indicate the importance of COVID-19 related suicide prevention, especially for women. Timely access to mental health care and financial and social support is urgently needed, as is optimal treatment for mental illness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113622",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113622"
}