Suicidal behavior is a major problem worldwide and, at the same time, has received
relatively little empirical attention. This relative lack of empirical attention may be due in part …

Despite increasing recognition in economically developed countries of the importance of
addressing health inequalities, there has been a nearly universal failure to consider equality …

AimsLoneliness is increasingly recognised as a serious public health issue worldwide.
However, there is scarce research addressing the association between loneliness and …

Suicide has been around for as long as human society, ranking among the top 13 causes of
death in all ages worldwide and continues to challenge our collective wisdom. The present …

Standard full-time permanent employment—providing a minimal degree of stability, income
sustainability, workers' empowerment, and social protection—has declined in the high …

The debate about the impact of the economy on suicide risk has progressed from untested
theories to more complex epidemiological studies and much idiographic data in between …

In this study, I used ethnographic methods to examine suicidality and nonsuicidal self-harm
among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in Japan. Participants (N= 84) …

Background The seasonality of suicide has long been recognised. However, little is known
about the relative importance of socio-environmental factors in the occurrence of suicide in …

Background Previous investigations regarding the effects of suicide reports in the media on
suicide incidence in Japan have been limited and inconclusive and, although Internet use …

BackgroundThe interactive effect of personal factors and social factors upon suicide risk is
unclear. We conducted prospective cohort study to investigate whether the impact of the …