TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Nomura, Shuhei
A1  - Kawashima, Takayuki
A1  - Yoneoka, Daisuke
A1  - Tanoue, Yuta
A1  - Eguchi, Akifumi
A1  - Gilmour, Stuart
A1  - Kawamura, Yumi
A1  - Harada, Nahoko
A1  - Hashizume, Masahiro
SP  - e113622
EP  - e113622
VL  - 295
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113622
ID  - ref1
ER  -