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Suicide in Akita Prefecture, Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Masahito Fushimi ,
Junya Sugawara  and
Tetsuo Shimizu
Masahito Fushimi
Affiliation:
Akita Prefectural Mental Health and Welfare Center, Daisen City, Akita 019-2413, Japan, email fushimi@pref.akita.lg.jp Akita Prefectural Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Center, Akita, Japan
Junya Sugawara
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
Tetsuo Shimizu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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In recent years, the number of suicides in Japan has increased dramatically, particularly among middle-aged men. According to the Brief Report on Suicides in 2001 by the National Police Agency of Japan (NPA, 2002), the number of suicides in Japan was 31 042, and the national suicide rate was 24.4/100 000. Akita is an agricultural prefecture with a population of approximately 1 200 000. According to the Akita Prefectural Police (APP), the number of suicides in Akita Prefecture was 457 (299 males, 158 females) in 2001. Akita Prefecture currently has the highest rate of suicide in Japan. The identification of strategies for suicide prevention is therefore imperative.

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Thematic papers - Suicide
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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 3 - 5
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Further reading

Fushimi, M., Sugawara, J. & Shimizu, T. (2005) Suicide patterns and characteristics in Akita, Japan. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 59, 296–302.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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