Reasons for Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although the suicide rate in Japan increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the reasons for suicide have yet to be comprehensively investigated.

Objective

To assess which reasons for suicide had rates that exceeded the expected number of suicide deaths for that reason during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This national, population-based cross-sectional study of data on suicides gathered by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare from January 2020 to May 2021 used a times-series analysis on the numbers of reason-identified suicides. Data of decedents were recorded by the National Police Agency and compiled by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare.

Exposure

For category analysis, we compared data from January 2020 to Ma

SUBMITTER: Koda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804915 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature