Use of Telephone Crisis Hotline by Callers with Suicidality in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 2.5 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Archives of Suicide Research Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-04-10 DOI:10.1080/13811118.2023.2199807

Yotaro Katsumata, Hitoshi Hachisuka, Nobuko Sago, Yasuo Shimizu, Kikuo Oikawa, Shigeo Horii, Seiji Kimata

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to clarify changes over time in suicidal tendencies among crisis hotline service users in Japan before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: We analyzed telephone consultation data from January 2017 to June 2021 held by Inochi No Denwa, a leading organization providing a telephone crisis hotline in Japan. The number of monthly consultations by gender and the monthly counts of consultations identified by counselors as suicidal were collected, and we calculated trends over time in the proportion of suicidal calls by month using Joinpoint regression analysis.

Results: The results indicated that the use of telephone crisis hotlines by suicidal callers increased significantly in Japan during the second wave of the pandemic in June to October 2020. These trends were also observed for both male and female users, although the increase began 1 month earlier for females than for males.

Conclusion: Previous studies reported that mental health deteriorated and suicide risk increased significantly during the second wave of COVID-19 in Japan. These trends are consistent with the present findings, suggesting increased use of the crisis hotline by individuals at high suicide risk.

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间，日本有自杀倾向的来电者使用电话危机热线的情况。

研究目的本研究旨在阐明在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间，日本危机热线服务用户自杀倾向随时间的变化：我们分析了 2017 年 1 月至 2021 年 6 月的电话咨询数据。我们收集了按性别分列的每月咨询次数以及被咨询师认定为有自杀倾向的每月咨询次数，并使用Joinpoint回归分析法计算了各月自杀电话比例的长期趋势：结果表明，在 2020 年 6 月至 10 月的第二波大流行期间，日本自杀电话危机热线的使用率显著上升。男性和女性用户也出现了这种趋势，但女性用户的增加比男性用户早一个月：结论：以往的研究表明，在日本 COVID-19 第二波流行期间，精神健康状况恶化，自杀风险显著增加。这些趋势与本研究结果一致，表明高自杀风险人群使用危机热线的情况有所增加。

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Archives of Suicide Research Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Archives of Suicide Research, the official journal of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR), is the international journal in the field of suicidology. The journal features original, refereed contributions on the study of suicide, suicidal behavior, its causes and effects, and techniques for prevention. The journal incorporates research-based and theoretical articles contributed by a diverse range of authors interested in investigating the biological, pharmacological, psychiatric, psychological, and sociological aspects of suicide.