Citation

Fushimi M. Asian J. Psychiatry 2023; 85: e103620.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103620

PMID

37167650

Abstract

Fluctuations in the suicide rate during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in suicide rates in many countries (Fushimi, 2022, Fushimi, 2023, Seposo, 2021). However, the transition in suicide rates varied globally (Lin et al., 2023, Tandon, 2021). An interesting inference can be drawn by observing the changes in the number of suicides reported during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan...

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Japan; COVID-19; Depopulation; Population inflow