Kaga Makiko, Takeshima Tadashi, Matsumoto Toshihiko
National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1, Ogawa-Higashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-85553, Japan.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2009 Apr;11 Suppl 1:S18-21. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.015. Epub 2009 Mar 6.
Japan is one of the countries with high suicide rate. In this article, number and rate of suicide, comparison between countries, causes of death, occupations of the people who commit suicide and geographical distribution of suicide victims in Japan were explained. Influential reports by the media and by the appeal of the internet were added. Then history and trends of suicide prevention after World War II, especially after the sudden increase of number of suicide in 1998 were described. Establishment and its meaning of Basic Act on Suicide Countermeasures and Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Initiative along with Suicide Prevention Center were commented. Tasks and Measures for suicide prevention now and in the coming years were discussed.
日本是自杀率较高的国家之一。本文阐述了日本的自杀人数和自杀率、国家间比较、死因、自杀者职业以及自杀受害者的地理分布。还补充了媒体的有影响力的报道以及互联网的呼吁。接着描述了二战后，尤其是1998年自杀人数突然增加后自杀预防的历史和趋势。对《自杀对策基本法》的制定及其意义、综合自杀预防倡议以及自杀预防中心进行了评论。讨论了当前及未来几年自杀预防的任务和措施。
