Importance of measures to prevent suicides related to the Great East Japan Earthquake among women

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Presents a study which discusses the importance of measures to prevent suicides related to the great east Japan earthquake among women. The Great East Japan Earthquake resulted in 15 887 dead and 2612 missing. The effects of the earthquake have become apparent in various forms and the rebuilding of lives in the affected areas is a painstaking endeavor. The authors researched the number of suicides in Japan from 2011 to 2013 as reported by the National Police Agency,3 the number of suicides related to the Great East Japan Earthquake from 2011 to 2013, and the motives for suicides as reported by the Cabinet Office. In addition, the authors calculated the male/female ratio of suicides and discusses the characteristics of and trends in disaster-related suicides. The annual number of suicides in Japan during the 3 years ranged from 18 787 to 20 955 among men and from 8496 to 9696 among women. The male/female ratios in the number of suicides were 2.16 in 2011, 2.24 in 2012, and 2.21 in 2013. The numbers of suicides related to the Great East Japan Earthquake were 42 men and 13 women in 2011, 18 men and 6 women in 2012, and 23 men and 15 women in 2013. male/female ratios were 3.23 in 2011, 3.00 in 2012, and 1.53 in 2013. Based on these results, trends in suicides related to the Great East Japan Earthquake were compared to the overall suicidal trends in Japan. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved) JAPON ASIE GENRE HOMME FEMME SUICIDE-COMPLÉTÉ DÉSASTRE