Why Carry a Gun?

[sweetwater5s9]

In Japanese society, the social expectation is that supervision or caring for people who have disorders associated with loss of mental and behavioral self-control will be borne by the patients or their families. Thus mental illness is not viewed as something that requires professional treatment.

The loss of mental self-control is essentially seen as something over which the person is unable to exercise will power.  Japanese are socially programmed to feel a sense of shame if they lack this will power. Although treatments are available for many mental-health disorders, almost two-thirds of sufferers never seek help from a health professional.

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http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2802%2908698-1/fulltext

In a small nation like Japan there are over 30,000 suicides per year and it has nothing to do with firearms.

[caserio1]

betcha there's a difference of opinion about suicide in japan

[sweetwater5s9]

Although Japanese culture historically permitted more tolerant views on the morality and social acceptability of suicide, the rapid growth in suicide rate since the 1990s has increased public concern about suicide.  In particular, the trend of increased internet usage among adolescents and young adults as well as the rising popularity of websites related to suicide has raised concerns from the public and the media about how internet culture may be contributing to higher suicide rates.

Furthermore, stigma surrounding mental health care still exists in Japan.  Thus, there has been more emphasis on reforming social programs that contribute to economic stability (i.e. welfare) rather than creating specific mental health services.

In 2007, the government released a nine-step plan, a "counter-suicide White Paper", which it hopes will curb suicide by 20% by 2017.

 Japanese are socially programmed to feel a sense of shame if they lack will power to overcome illness. Although treatments are available for many mental-health disorders, almost two-thirds of sufferers never seek help from a health professional.

[caserio1]

well

at cas' age suicide is not the bug a boo it should be for younger folk

but the chance to piss people off should not be so readily dismissed

[Jw2]

10 Countries With the Highest Suicide Rates in the World

[caserio1]

japan, the right wingers paradise

where accepting welfare is despised, by the acceptee, how great is that for the right wingers?