THE MIDDLE-AGED GENERATION IS AT HIGH-RISK FOR SUICIDE IN JAPAN - A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE 1950S AND THE 1980S

Authors
OHARA K XIE D MATSUNAGA T SANO H MIYASATO K OHARA K
Citation
K. Ohara et al., THE MIDDLE-AGED GENERATION IS AT HIGH-RISK FOR SUICIDE IN JAPAN - A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE 1950S AND THE 1980S, Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 90(1), 1994, pp. 14-15
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
0001690X
Volume
90
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
14 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-690X(1994)90:1<14:TMGIAH>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The suicide rate in Japan was the highest in the world the 10 years af ter World War II. There were many suicides among young and aged people . Now, Japan has many suicides among middle-aged people, and suicides among elderly people are still remarkable. These findings suggest that middle-aged people in 1980s have a high risk of suicide and that suic ide among elderly people will increase in 10-20 years.