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Suicide Then and Now (IN: Suicide Across the Life Span – Premature Exits, ed. by J M Stillion, E E McDowell & J H May)
Stillion J M~~McDowell E E~~May J H
Outlines a history of suicide in the Western world, including segments in the old testament, ancient Greece & Rome, & Christianity, as well as more recent history, such as the suicide prevention movement. The authors also describe ten modern myths about suicide, define & discuss various views toward suicide, & provide statistics from 12 Western countries, broken down by sex, age, and race. (26 refs.) (VM)