Longer-term impact of pesticide bans on suicide in South Korea

South Korea's pesticide bans in 2011-2012 were followed by a sustained decrease in pesticide suicides in the 7-year period (2013-2019) after their implementation. National policies restricting or banning highly hazardous pesticides commonly involved in self-poisoning can prevent many suicide deaths over a sustained period. Additional regulatory efforts could further reduce these unnecessary premature deaths.

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BMJ Global Health
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-022329
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Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
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Longer-term impact of pesticide bans on suicide in South Korea

Minjae Choi, Chien‐Yu Lin, Chia Yueh Hsu, Shu-Sen Chang et al.
BMJ Global Health
Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
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Longer-term impact of pesticide bans on suicide in South Korea

Minjae Choi, Chien‐Yu Lin, Chia Yueh Hsu, Shu-Sen Chang, Michael Eddleston, Won Jin Lee, David Gunnell
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Abstract

South Korea's pesticide bans in 2011-2012 were followed by a sustained decrease in pesticide suicides in the 7-year period (2013-2019) after their implementation. National policies restricting or banning highly hazardous pesticides commonly involved in self-poisoning can prevent many suicide deaths over a sustained period. Additional regulatory efforts could further reduce these unnecessary premature deaths.

BMJ Global HealthVol. 11(2)
National Health Service (GB), Waseda University (JP), National Taiwan University (TW), Korea University (KR), Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB), University of Bristol (GB), Wan Fang Hospital (TW), Korea University (JP), Taipei Medical University (TW), McGill University (CA), Swinburne University of Technology (AU), National Cheng Kung University (TW), University of Edinburgh (GB)
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