Cross-sectional survey of depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation at a Japanese national university during the COVID-19 stay-home order

Nomura, Kyoko; Minamizono, Sachiko; Maeda, Eri; Kim, Roseline; Iwata, Toyoto; Hirayama, Junko; Ono, Kyoichi; Fushimi, Masahito; Goto, Takeshi; Mishima, Kazuo; Yamamoto, Fumio

doi:10.1186/s12199-021-00953-1

Cross-sectional survey of depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation at a Japanese national university during the COVID-19 stay-home order

Background We aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms as well as suicide-related ideation among Japanese university students during the stay-home order necessitated by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Japan, and offer evidence in support of future intervention to depressio…