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The Relationship between Suicide and Five Climate Issues in a Large-scale and Long Term Study in Japan

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

532–7

Synopsis:

This report discusses suicide and five climatic factors in Japan as a whole and in 10 prefectures.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Suicide rates in Japan were high in 1998 and have remained high since then. Many researchers have discussed the current state of suicide in Japan and the world; however, there are various opinions about the relationship between suicide and climate.

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