Different trends in suicide rates among foreign residents in Japan and Japanese citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Yuta Taniguchi (Author), Nanako Tamiya (Author), Masao Iwagami (Author), Kazumasa Yamagishi (Author), Atsushi Miyawaki (Author), Rie Masuda (Author), Tomomi Kihara (Author), Jun Komiyama (Author), Hirokazu Tachikawa (Author), Hideto Takahashi (Author), Hiroyasu Iso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Suicide rates in Japan have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and foreign residents may be more vulnerable to mental stress during such crises. Therefore, we aimed to compare the trends in suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic between foreign residents and Japanese cit...