Article ; Online: Increase in suicide following an initial decline during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
Nature human behaviour
2021 Volume 5, Issue 2, Page(s) 229–238
Abstract: There is increasing concern that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could harm ... By contrast, monthly suicide rates increased by 16% during the second wave (July to October 2020 ... Japanese population in 1,848 administrative units, we assessed whether suicide mortality changed during ...
| Abstract | There is increasing concern that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could harm psychological health and exacerbate suicide risk. Here, based on month-level records of suicides covering the entire Japanese population in 1,848 administrative units, we assessed whether suicide mortality changed during the pandemic. Using difference-in-difference estimation, we found that monthly suicide rates declined by 14% during the first 5 months of the pandemic (February to June 2020). This could be due to a number of complex reasons, including the government's generous subsidies, reduced working hours and school closure. By contrast, monthly suicide rates increased by 16% during the second wave (July to October 2020), with a larger increase among females (37%) and children and adolescents (49%). Although adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may remain in the long term, its modifiers (such as government subsidies) may not be sustained. Thus, effective suicide prevention-particularly among vulnerable populations-should be an important public health consideration. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Distribution ; Aged ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Child ; Employment/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Humans ; Japan/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sex Distribution ; Suicide/trends ; Young Adult |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-01-15 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 2397-3374 |
| ISSN (online) | 2397-3374 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41562-020-01042-z |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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