News Release

Assessment of suicide in Japan during COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Researchers assessed potential changes in suicide rates associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan through November 2020 and performed analyses by sex, age group, and occupational status.

Authors: Peter Ueda, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37378)

Editor's Note: The article includes funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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