Resource Tag: WAR

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

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The authors hypothesized that war circumstances would both increase the number & alter the pattern of violent deaths (homicides & suicides) in South Croatia. Demographic, temporal & circumstantial data, including location, weapon used, & possible motives, were analyzed based on autopsy & police reports from 77 homicides & 254 suicides. There were found to be […]

For commentary on this article by K Biller, J I Levinson, & T Pytell, please see SIEC #2005-0331

This study was designed to assess the prevalence of suicidal behaviour among asylum applicants diagnosed as having post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) & the impact of cultural bias factors (such as religion & nationality) in suicidal dynamics. The study included 64 PTSD patients who were examined as part of a diagnostic & suicidal risk assessment after […]

This study reviews the literature on the pharmacologic treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, with a focus on reports of antipsychotic use for this illness. Risk for suicide in this population is discussed. (78 refs)

The author discusses the issue of “intent” in suicide & suicidal behavior, & examines the moralistic attitudes that dominated perceptions of suicide in the past. The author also considers the possible effects that the current war between the United States & Iraq might have on the suicide rates in both countries.

The author presents 2 twentieth century examples of voluntary death, or altruistic suicide, from the Jewish concentration camps of the second World War. These examples he compares the behavior of Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, during the same period. (1 ref)

Published in “Suicide Risk & Protective Factors in the New Millennium,” ed. by O T Grad

This article suggests that it might now be time to expand the scope & mission of thanatology to include large-scale death & death that occurs through complex & multi-domain processes. The 9-11-01 terrorist attacks on America are discussed as an example of mass death with complex correlates & consequences. Other examples are taken from the […]

The authors investigated the incidence of suicide & its distribution according to age, sex & method in the Zagreb area before & during the war in Croatia, based on an analysis of autopsy records at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Crimology on suicides committed during the five-year peace period (1986-1990), & the five-year war […]

This article identifies different temporal variations in suicide rates using a large material & time series analysis. The article provides various explanations for the seasonal & temporal cycles of increased rates of suicide. The article specifically looks at a secondary autumn peak in suicide rates & identifies groups which are susceptible to disturbances in social […]

This manuscript examines the physical & mental well being of children in Iraq in January 2003. Various social conditions within Iraq are discussed: the depletion of family resources, malnutrition & traumatic loss. The researchers found that 37% of children in the survey sample felt that life was not worth living most of the time, & […]

Two years after the beginning of the war in Bosnia, 265 refugee students were assessed with the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI)& compared with a sample of 195 Slovenian students. Bosnian refugees showed significantly less depressive symptoms despite very high rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Slovenian adolescents more often expressed the wish to kill themselves. Results […]

Explains the high suicide rate in Sri Lanka through a psychological analysis of the way in which Sri Lankans deal with conflicts. This “conflict culture” includes psychological factors, such as high rates in collectivism & power distance, repressive education, influence of foreign cultures, religion, & posttraumatic stress symptoms. Proposes structural changes toward another “conflict culture,” […]

This report describes: violence as an universal challenge; the forms & contexts of violence; & what can be done to prevent violence. Suicide is identified as the 13th leading cause of death worldwide. The magnitude of this problem & the dynamics of this phenomenon are discussed. Risk factors for suicide are included, such as substance […]

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This paper investigates whether political differences at federal & state levels have influenced suicide rates in the state of New South Wales for the period 1901-1998. Federal & state government type, & combinations of both were examined. Poisson regression models were stratified by gender & controlled for the effects of age, annual change in gross […]

The meeting, entitled “Lethal Violence,” took place June 11-14, 1995, in Ottawa, Canada.

For the original article by L A Fingerhut et al, please see SIEC #2003-0995