Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020
Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020
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DOI：
10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113622
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
11.3
通讯作者：
Hashizume, Masahiro
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作者：
Nomura, Shuhei;Kawashima, Takayuki;Hashizume, Masahiro
自杀是与冠状病毒病2019年(新冠肺炎)应对措施相关的心理负担的极端后果。将准泊松回归应用于从国家警察厅获得的每月自杀死亡率数据，以估计截至2020年9月日本新冠肺炎大流行期间的性别特定的过度/罕见自杀死亡人数。我们发现，在7月、8月和9月，女性自杀死亡人数过多，但男性没有。我们的结果表明了新冠肺炎相关自杀预防的重要性，特别是对女性。迫切需要及时获得精神保健以及财政和社会支持，精神疾病的最佳治疗也是迫切需要的。
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.