title: The economy and suicide in Japan, 1985-2000.
abstract: From 1985-2000, unemployment was the strongest correlate of Japanese suicide rates.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
authors.forename: Hiu F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013405:Suicide / Q000639:trends*; D014478:Unemployment / Q000639:trends