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Monthly suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Japan

01 Oct 2021-Economics Letters (North-Holland)-Vol. 207, pp 110014
TL;DR: This article used 2018-2020 prefecture, gender-month-year, and age group-month year level data on suicide rates in Japan to document how suicide rates are evolving during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that women experienced greater increases in suicide rates than men, relative to their 2018-2019 average suicide rate.
About: This article is published in Economics Letters.The article was published on 2021-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 3 citations till now.
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TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated loneliness versus social network size as interpersonal risk factors for SIB in PDD and assessed effects of cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy on this domain.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper , eminentní zájem států na proočkovanosti obyvatelstva proti COVID-19.
Abstract: V současné době existuje eminentní zájem států na proočkovanosti obyvatelstva proti COVID-19. V České republice k tomuto účelu slouží podmínečně registrované genové mRNA a vektorové DNA vakcíny, u kterých zatím absentují úplné a dlouhodobé údaje o bezpečn
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TL;DR: In this article , the effect of the pandemic on maternal deaths in Mexico was quantified using a Poisson count regression model that accounts for seasonal trends and unobserved differences across states.
Abstract: I use 2013–2020 state-month-year data from official maternal death records to quantify the effect of the pandemic on maternal deaths in Mexico. Using a Poisson count regression model that accounts for seasonal trends and unobserved differences across states, I show maternal deaths started increasing meaningfully in April-May 2020. More specifically, I find that the expected number of maternal deaths increased by a factor of 2 during May-August 2020. Moreover, this increase factor remained above 1.6 after September 2020, indicating that the effect of the pandemic on maternal deaths continued to be meaningful at the end of year. I also provide evidence of the key mechanism that could plausibly explain this increase: COVID-19 was the main underlying cause of 26.5% of maternal deaths in 2020. This accounts for nearly all of the increase in maternal deaths from 2019 to 2020.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a large, statistically significant, and econometrically robust decline in the number of women committing suicide following the introduction of unilateral divorce was found, while no significant effect is found for men.
Abstract: Over the past thirty years changes in divorce law have significantly increased access to divorce. The different timing of divorce law reform across states provides a useful quasi-experiment with which to examine the effects of this change. We analyze state panel data to estimate changes in suicide, domestic violence, and spousal murder rates arising from the change in divorce law. Suicide rates are used as a quantifiable measure of wellbeing, albeit one that focuses on the extreme lower tail of the distribution. We find a large, statistically significant, and econometrically robust decline in the number of women committing suicide following the introduction of unilateral divorce. No significant effect is found for men. Domestic violence is analyzed using data on both family conflict resolution and intimate homicide rates. The results indicate a large decline in domestic violence for both men and women in states that adopted unilateral divorce. We find suggestive evidence that unilateral divorce led to a decline in females murdered by their partners, while the data revealed no discernible effects for men murdered. In sum, we find strong evidence that legal institutions have profound real effects on outcomes within families.

330 citations

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TL;DR: The authors examined the dynamics of youth suicide attempts and completions, and reached three conclusions: suicide attempts by youths can be viewed as a strategic action on the part of the youth to resolve conflicts within oneself or with others.
Abstract: Suicide rates among youths aged 15-24 have tripled in the past half-century, even as rates for adults and the elderly have declined. And for every youth suicide completion, there are nearly 400 suicide attempts. This paper examines the dynamics of youth suicide attempts and completions, and reaches three conclusions. First, we suggest that many suicide attempts by youths can be viewed as a strategic action on the part of the youth to resolve conflicts within oneself or with others. Youths have little direct economic or familial power, and in such a situation, self-injury can be used to signal distress or to encourage a response by others. Second, we present evidence for contagion effects. Youths who have a friend or family members who attempts or commits suicide are more likely to attempt or commit suicide themselves. Finally, we show that to the extent we can explain the rise in youth suicide over time, the most important explanatory variable is the increased share of youths living in homes with a divorced parent. The divorce rate is more important for suicides than either the share of children living with step-parents or the share of female-headed households

84 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present what they believe are the most scientifically credible estimates to date on how SSRI sales affect suicide mortality using data from 26 countries for up to 25 years.

78 citations

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06 Jul 2021-JAMA
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used national death certificate data to characterize trends in death and excess mortality from drug overdoses, homicides, unintentional injuries, motor vehicle crashes, and suicide during the first 6 months of the pandemic in the US.
Abstract: This study uses national death certificate data to characterize trends in death and excess mortality from drug overdoses, homicides, unintentional injuries, motor vehicle crashes, and suicide during the first 6 months of the pandemic in the US.

68 citations