Neuropsychological and psychiatric profile of Brazilian maltreated adolescents

bjective.– The Great East Japan Earthquake has given a significant intact to apanese. In Japan since death due to suicide has been exceeding 30,000 per year. e conducted a study to see how the Earthquake affected differently between he youth and adult population. ethod.– We investigated serious suicidal patients who were admitted to the mergency center in Nippon Medical School hospital, from March 11, 2011 to ecember 31, 2011. PatientTM medical records were carefully evaluated in order o obtain information on motivation for suicidal behavior, psychiatric diagnosis, nd other associated factors for suicide attempts. We divided suicidal patients nto two groups based on age. Then we conducted statistical analysis to find age pecific factors associated suicide attempts. esult.– After the Earthquake indirect factors had significantly more contribued to suicide attempts. Subjects with past psychiatric illnesses such as major epression and schizophrenia tended to attempt suicide significantly more often han subjects without past psychiatric illnesses. However, these findings were ecognized only the adult group but not the youth group.