• Akiko Kameyama, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Yotaro Katsumata, Masato Akazawa, Masahiko Kitani, Seiko Hirokawa, and Tadashi Takeshima.
• The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. akikokameyama@gmail.com
• Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2011 Oct 1; 65 (6): 592-5.

AbstractThis study examined the psychosocial and psychiatric features of 16 Japanese suicide completers with unmanageable debt compared with 23 suicide completers without such debt at time of death, using a psychological autopsy method. The individuals with unmanageable debt were more likely to have been self-employed and to have experienced divorce. They were less likely to have engaged in help-seeking behavior, despite having mental health problems. Our findings suggest that providing comprehensive support and promoting help-seeking behavior may be important for suicide prevention in middle-aged men.© 2011 The Authors. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences © 2011 Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology.

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