Trends in Suicide Mortality in 10 Years around the Great East Japan Earthquake
Analysis of Evacuation and Non-Evacuation Areas in Fukushima Prefecture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yujiro Kuroda (0000-0003-0587-5423, Fukushima Prefectural Culture Center, corresponding author), Masatsugu Orui (0000-0002-4871-8455, Sendai City Mental Health and Welfare Center, Sendai 980-0845, Japan), Arinobu Hori (0000-0001-7216-0255, Department of Psychiatry, Hori Mental Clinic, Fukushima 979-2335, Japan) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 6005-6005 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18116005 |
| PMID | 34205006 |
| OpenAlex | W3172730871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
This study analyzed the suicide mortality rate in 12 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture designated as evacuation areas following the 2011 nuclear disaster. Changes in suicide rates were examined using an exponential smoothing time series model. In the evacuation areas, the suicide rate of men increased immediately after the disaster and then decreased from 47.8 to 23.1 per 100,000 during about 11⁄2 years after the disaster. However, with the lifting of the evacuation order, it again exceeded that of non-evacuation areas and continued to do so for the next 3 years. On the other hand, the suicide rate in women in the evacuation areas increased later than that in men. These results indicate the need for continuous support following the lifting of the evacuation order. In addition, it is necessary to enhance social networks, which continue to confer protection, because of the isolation of the elderly as highlighted in our previous study
Environmental health · Exponential smoothing · Fukushima Nuclear Accident · Geography · Injury prevention · Nuclear power plant · Poison control · Psychiatry · Social isolation · Sociology · Statistics · Suicide prevention · Demography · Medicine · Radioactive contamination and transfer · Risk Perception and Management
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Fukushima, mental health and suicide
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |