The evaluation possibility of social cost of suicide in an area of high suicide rate

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23790682
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Akita University
• Principal Investigator: KANEKO Yoshihiro 秋田大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (70344752)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 自殺予防 / 社会コスト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To consider an evaluation possibility of social impact and social cost of suicide in an area with high suicide rate in Japan, we performed a questionnaire survey to the health and welfare volunteer. The respondent's interest in the suicide prevention were relatively high, but the existence of neighborhood's suicide was not related to a request of the prevention cost of the respondent. The factor about the social cost of suicide was not clear. The evaluation possibility of the external diseconomy of suicide did not become clear. To promote local resident's participation in the promotion of suicide prevention, it would be necessary to consider a wider interdisciplinary strategy as well as the prevention strategy which focus on suicide.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学