June 22, 2023
Yokohama City University
Keio University School of Medicine
A joint research group, led by Director Nobuyuki Hotta of the Chemotherapy Center at Yokohama City University Hospital and Collaborative Researcher Sho Moriguchi of the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, analyzed 10 years of suicide data from July 2012 using mortality statistics data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. They confirmed a significant increase in the number of suicides among girls and women aged 10–24.
The results of this research were published in the English-language medical journal *Lancet Psychiatry* (online: Thursday, June 22, 2023, JST).
Key Research Findings
Analyzed 10 years of suicide data from July 2012 to June 2022.
A significant increase in suicides was observed only among females in all age groups: 10–14, 15–19, and 20–24.
Suicides increased only among females even in the early teens, an age group not typically employed, suggesting factors other than their personal employment or economic situation.
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