%0 Journal Article
%T Prospective cohort study of stress, life satisfaction, self-rated health, insomnia, and suicide death in Japan
%J Suicide and life-threatening behavior
%D 2005
%A Fujino, Yasuhisa
%A Mizoue, Tetsuya
%A Tokui, Noritaka
%A Yoshimura, Takumi
%V 35
%N 2
%P 227-237
%X 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.
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0363-0234
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.35.2.227.62876