Open AccessRelationships between suicidal ideation and psychosocial factors among residents living in Nagano Prefecture of Japan
Author(s) -
Teruomi Tsukahara,
Hiroaki Arai,
Tomoko Kamijo,
Yoshikiyo Kobayashi,
Shinsuke Washizuka,
Heihachiro Arito,
Tetsuo Nomiyama
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health and preventive medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1347-4715
pISSN - 1342-078X
DOI - 10.1007/s12199-016-0511-9
Subject(s) - feeling , suicidal ideation , psychosocial , odds ratio , clinical psychology , logistic regression , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , suicide prevention , demography , poison control , environmental health , social psychology , sociology
Feeling ashamed for seeking help when distressed is known to be a critical factor promoting suicidal behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between suicidal ideation and psychosocial factors, including worries or anxieties, having a person to confide in, feeling ashamed for seeking help when distressed, and K6 score.