Yamamoto Y, Yamada M, Fukunaga T, Tatsuno Y
Department of Legal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science.
Nihon Hoigaku Zasshi. 1990 Apr;44(2):190-8.
The authors examined 3,335 cases of suicides among the unnatural deaths in Shiga Prefecture during the 15-year period, 1974 to 1988. The results obtained were as follows: The number of suicides in a year amounted to 200 during the period from 1974 to 1982, and increased to 280 in 1983 at maximum. The cases of suicide were more in male than in female. The incidence of suicide was higher in March to July and the peak of incidence was observed in April. The highest frequency of suicides was in 40-49 year age group in male, and 70-79 year group in female. Among various procedures of suicide, hanging was most frequent during the past 15 years in both sexes, and the following procedure was carbon monoxide poisoning in male and drowning in female. As to the occupation, housewives and person without a regular occupation constituted 53.1% of the total suicidal cases, and products makers and laborers were found in 11.1%. With regarded to the causative factors, "suffering from illness" was the most frequent factor, and followed by "insanity or mental disorder", "problems of economic distress", "disagreement with family" and others.
作者调查了1974年至1988年这15年间滋贺县非自然死亡中的3335例自杀案例。得到的结果如下：1974年至1982年期间，每年的自杀人数为200人，1983年最多增至280人。自杀案例男性多于女性。自杀发生率在3月至7月较高，4月出现发生率峰值。男性自杀频率最高的年龄段是40 - 49岁，女性是70 - 79岁。在各种自杀方式中，过去15年里男女最常见的都是上吊，其次男性是一氧化碳中毒，女性是溺水。关于职业，家庭主妇和无固定职业者占自杀案例总数的53.1%，生产工人和劳动者占11.1%。关于致病因素，“患病”是最常见的因素，其次是“精神错乱或精神障碍”“经济困境问题”“与家人不和”等。
