Post-pandemic suicide trends in Japan

Professor Masahito Fushimi researches the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in Japan, warning other medical health professionals that suicide rates among women may rise in the future

While health authorities have measured the impact of COVID-19 in terms of infections and deaths, less attention has been given to the mental illness the pandemic has left in its wake. One leading researcher in suicide prevention, Professor Masahito Fushimi, a psychiatrist at the Akita University Health Centre in Akita, Japan, has uncovered a worrying trend in suicidal behaviour sparked […]

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