Author:
Yoshioka Eiji,Hanley Sharon J. B.,Kawanishi Yasuyuki,Saijo Yasuaki
Abstract
BackgroundThe charcoal burning suicide epidemics in both Hong Kong and Taiwan have
been well documented. However, little is known about the situation in
Japan.AimsTo examine the impact of charcoal burning suicide on the overall and
other method-specific suicide rates between 1998 and 2007 in Japan.MethodUsing data obtained from the Vital Statistics of Japan, negative binomial
regression analyses were performed to investigate the impact of the
charcoal burning method.ResultsIn males and females aged 15–24 and 25–44 years, the charcoal burning
epidemic led to a substantial increase in overall suicides, without a
decrease in other methods. In all other age groups, no such trend was
observed.ConclusionsIn young Japanese, the charcoal burning method may have appealed to
individuals who might not have chosen other highly or relatively lethal
methods, and consequently led to an increase in overall suicides.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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