Screening for Psychological Distress, Disaster-Related Experiences, and Newly Developed Mental Disorders among Residents Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake: Implications for Suicide Prevention

When screening using K6 for suicide death, combining the K6 score with newly developed PTSD, recollection-related disaster stress symptoms, and decreased income could generate more accurate predictions of suicide after the disaster. We hope these findings will contribute to minimizing post-disaster suicide in the context of disaster-related mental health services. (297 words).