Development of validated surrogate outcome and research guidance in suicide prevention

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590650
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Principal Investigator: YONEMOTO Naohiro 独立行政法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 精神保健研究所 精神薬理研究部, 客員研究員 (90435727)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): INAGAKI Masatoshi 岡山大学, 医学研究科, 講師 (60415510)
• Research Collaborator: ENDO Kaori 国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 精神保健研究所 精神薬理研究部
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 自殺予防 / 精神医学 / 臨床研究 / 系統的レビュー / メタアナリシス / 研究ガイダンス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

1. Development of validated surrogate outcome in suicide prevention research：We performed systematic reviews and evaluate them. Also, we analyzed suicide behaviors and outcomes on database in Japan.
2. Development of research guidance of suicide prevention：We reviewed some guidance of the related research. We find some issues, as definition of suicidal behaviors, validated outcomes, selection of targeted intervention population, and process evaluation in intervention. As a case study, we had done a systematic review of the intervention trial of bereaved families following child death.

Free Research Field

生物統計学、自殺予防学