Comments on: Opinions from Japan’s Aging Population http://doctordementia.com/2015/07/06/opinions-from-japans-aging-population/ Let's enjoy life's adventures! Sun, 03 Apr 2016 10:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Carrie Peterson http://doctordementia.com/2015/07/06/opinions-from-japans-aging-population/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:55:51 +0000 http://doctordementia.com/?p=1856#comment-387 Thanks for the comment. You are correct, Japan has a high suicide rate – roughly 60% higher than the global average! We have to remember cultural differences when thinking about this topic, and one major cultural difference between Japan and Europe/US is that there isn’t the same history of Christianity, so suicide isn’t seen as a sin but as a way of taking responsibility. Being a “burden” to ones family is considered an “honorable” reason for suicide.
This BBC article frames the topic in a bit more detail, perhaps it is the one you just read? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-33362387

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]]> By: controversialcook http://doctordementia.com/2015/07/06/opinions-from-japans-aging-population/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:44:32 +0000 http://doctordementia.com/?p=1856#comment-386 Funny enough I’ve just read a report that nowadays Japan has the third highest rate of suicides in the world after South Korea and Hungary. Apparently the largest percentage of suicides in Japan are committed by isolated elderly and unemployed young people who have lost hope of being employed. I bet that since isolation leads to depression it also contributes in making older people prone to developing Alzheimer and Dementia

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