Resource Tag: SOCIETAL CONDITION

Background In early adolescence, youth are highly prone to suicidal behaviours. Identifying modifiable risk factors during this critical phase is a priority to inform effective suicide prevention strategies. Aims To explore the risk and protective factors of suicidal behaviours (ie, suicidal ideation, plans and attempts) in early adolescence in China using a social-ecological perspective. Methods […]

Suicide is one of the burning issues worldwide as its rate is increasing continuously. This paper examines the status of suicide in the world and factors influencing youth of Kashmir to commit suicide. The study was carried out  in Kashmir region in the year 2023 to trace the various socio-economic, political and cultural factors which […]

Suicide, once a distasteful subject, has emerged as a pressing global concern in the modern era. This research seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of the factors contributing to the alarming rise in suicide rates across the world. We explore the multifaceted nature of this phenomenon by examining various factors that intersect and amplify the […]

Purpose of review: Suicide is a complex phenomenon wherein multiple parameters intersect: psychological, medical, moral, religious, social, economic and political. Over the decades, however, it has been increasingly and almost exclusively come to be viewed through a biomedical prism. Colonized thus by health and more specifically mental health professionals, alternative and complimentary approaches have been excluded […]

Background Women in India have twice the suicide death rate (SDR) compared with the global average for women. The aim of this study is to present a systematic understanding of sociodemographic risk factors, reasons for suicide deaths, and methods of suicide among women in India at the state level over time. Methods Administrative data on […]

Introduction: Suicide is a major health problem, and the global suicide mortality rate amounts to 1.4% of all deaths worldwide. Suicidal behaviour and suicidality can be conceptualized as a continuum ranging from suicidal ideation to suicide attempts and completed suicide. Aim and Objective of the study: The aim and objective was to study the sociodemographic […]

Introduction We modeled suicidal rate among Swiss working-age males, considering three groups of factors at socio-demographic, occupational, and societal levels jointly. Our goal was twofold: to verify the effect of occupation after adjustment for non-occupational factors and to identify protective and risk factors relevant for suicide prevention in working male adults. Methods The study population […]

Aims: Evidence suggests that suicide stigma (i.e. negative attitudes towards persons affected by suicide/suicidality) and suicide normalisation (i.e. liberal attitudes towards suicide) are both associated with increased suicide risk. Despite conceptual similarities and potential interaction, suicide stigma and suicide normalisation have usually been investigated separately. We used cross-sectional data from a community sample to test […]

Abstract. Background: Condemnatory reactions toward suicide are prevalent in Africa, yet no study has examined how society reacts to suicides from the perspective of suicide-bereaved persons. Aims: This qualitative study explored societal reactions to suicides so as to further our understanding of the problem in Ghana. Method: Using a semi-structured interview guide, we interviewed 45 close relations of 14 men who […]

Emile Durkheim, one of the fathers of modern sociology, was the first to suggest that suicide might be as much a response to society as an act of individual despair. When he looked at social, religious, or racial groups that had high incidences of suicide, he discovered that abnormally high or low levels of social […]

The president describes the past & future role of the American Association of Suicidology. It is the bridge that joins the various prevention, clinical, research, statistical, biological & experiential aspects of suicide. States that the goal for the future is to understand suicide through research, to prevent suicide through intervention & treatment, & to promote […]

The rate of suicide in the Ukraine is 24 per 100,000 population. It is higher in the rural areas & varies by region. Suicidal behaviour in the post-totalitarian society exists in a special social, psychological, & cultural context that creates obstacles for suicide prevention. The “Soviet syndrome is described. Research shows an ambivalence of feelings […]

4 letters to the editor are presented. The 1st criticizes an article which portrayed suicide purely as a medical issue, ignoring widespread social problems. The 2nd letter is a response, by the authors of the original article, who explain their article was primarily directed towards physicians. The 3rd letter criticizes the assertion that increased suicide […]

This brief article discusses the rising suicide rate among the elderly in Buenos Aires. The author suggests many social factors which account for increases suicide among the aged, including rapid urbanization, the decline to the extended family, political & economic crises, accelerating social change, & a “tense generational struggle for survival”. (VM)

Changes in society associated with Japan’s rapid economic growth are affecting the mental health of children & families. Specific child psychiatry issues in Japan include developmental disabilities, reading retardation, school refusal, bullying, suicidal behavior in children & adolescents & psychosomatic & eating disorders.

Explored correlates of national suicide & homicide rates in 18 industrialized nations. A large set of social variables was factor-analyzed. Factors were correlated with suicide & homicide rates & with changes in these rates. Difference social variables were found to correlate with rates of suicide than with rates of homicide & different variables correlated with […]

Using data from a policy study of community mental health, this study addresses the issue of mental illness & homelessness by examining the incidence & subjective meaning of homelessness among patients in state hospitals. A significant portion (18%) of hospitalized mental patients attributed their admission to problems in housing. This group uses the hospital as […]

This study examines the problem of self-poisoning in Cork, Ireland. The authors assert that this is a serious problem which is associated with a deprived environment, local authority housing, unemployment, interpersonal stress, & child neglect. The level of educational achievements in the high-rated wards is low, & young people may feel powerless. The authors conclude […]

This article discusses the impact of recent social & cultural changes in society which the author believes are responsible for rising suicide rates — especially among adolescents. The author believes that government interference in the family has weakened the family structure, & that economic growth & technical development has made higher education levels a requirement […]

This chapter discusses societal changes & their impact on adolescent development. The rapid growth that makes adolescence a time of difficult adjustment also must interact with such powerful forces as the onset of the “information society” & its ubiquitous computers, intense competition for fewer jobs, restructuring of traditional sex roles, the threat of nuclear war, […]

Presents a comprehensive reference list of publications on various aspects of suicide. (LH)