The iconography of Asphyxiophilia: From fantasmatic fetish to forensic fact

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Moral ambiguity in media reports of dying alone

More older people are living alone in the UK, thereby increasing the prospect of dying alone at home. Lone deaths tend to be regarded as bad deaths, in that they contravene notions of accompaniment and open awareness espoused in UK end of life care policies. We describe a media analysis of dying alone conducted in two phases. First, we revisited a previous media analysis to examine whether news reporting of dying alone has changed. Second, we focussed on a single case study to explore how an account of a lone death unfolded during the days following its discovery. We found that dying alone remains a threat to individual and collective moral reputations. However, we also identified reports in which dying alone was presented as acceptable in some circumstances, and as congruent with aspects of a good death. We suggest that dying alone can be made good through media reporting, reflecting the individual choice and autonomy associated with a good death. There is potential for news media to revise cultural scripts of dying, largely based on the experiences of people dying under medical supervision

Literature review of research trends on unnatural deaths in older adult in Japan from 2000 to 2020: A text mining analysis

The purpose of this study was to determine the current state of research on unnatural deaths　in older adults in Japan. We searched original articles published in Japan from 2000 to 2020 by using the key terms“ older adult” and“ unnatural death” and identified 32 articles. We analyzed the articles by quantitative text mining with KH Coder （ver.3.0） software. The most frequently extracted words were“ death,”“ many,”“ discovery,”“ suicide,”“ cause of death,” and“ autopsy.” In the co-occurrence network analysis of words,“ death,”“ many,”“ suicide,” and“ man” had high mediation centrality. We used subgraph detection to classify the top 50 words into 5 groups: “Time delay before discovery of single older adult men after death,”“ Trend for unnatural deaths of missing older adults,”“ Relationship between mental illness and solitary death,”“ Investigation of cause of death by forensic autopsy,” and “Measures for preventing solitary death of older adults isolated from society.” Currently, studies are limited regarding possible measures to prevent solitary deaths among older adults isolated from society. In Japan, there is an urgent need to support older adults at risk of social isolation, such as single men and people with mental illnesses, to help maintain or improve their social integration

The Socio-Cultural Implications of the Aging Population in Japan

This capstone research looks at how Japan, as a nation, is dealing with aging populations as a society, what problems and solutions work for the Japanese, and how future studies and research on Japan’s elderly population could help lead for possible solutions for the global elderly. Through this capstone, I wanted to bring awareness to the Japanese elderly as well as generate light on the topic

Mental Health in Japan and the United States: A Look at Differences and Similarities

Not only has research into mental health in Japan and the United States highlighted the differences between these two countries, it has also shown the many similarities they share as well. This research paper focuses on the top three disorders that were reported for each country, a comparison of disorder prevalence between the two countries, preferred treatment types, and degree of stigma expressed within each culture. The research concluded that Japan and the United States share two of their top three diagnosed mental health disorders and they also share similar preferences for treatment options. The notion that suicide rates in both countries are on a downward trend within certain demographic groups has also been supported and mental health is slowly becoming a more widely accepted concept. With the work that has been done so far, each country is moving in the right direction to support those with mental health conditions