Citation

Lester D, Abe K. Stress Med. 1990; 6(4): 275-276.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/smi.2460060405

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

From 1950 to 1980 in Japan, estimates of the availability of medicaments, toxic domestic gas and motor vehicle exhaust, and firearms were strongly associated with the suicide rates using those methods. The results suggest that restricting access to lethal methods of suicide may reduce the suicide rate.