Abstract
The Balkan Piedmont: Male Suicide Rates Pre-war, Wartime, and Post-war in Serbia and Montenegro
Selakovic-Bursic S~~Haramic E~~et al.
Serbia and Montenegro went through a civil war from 1989 to 2003. With data obtained from the Statistical Bureau of the Republic of Serbia, it could be seen that during the war years, the number of suicides increased. Male suicides outnumbered female suicides, 2:1. However, once the war had ended suicide rates decreased. This can be seen through the use of tables & charts found in the article. Speculations are offered about the findings, many consistent with DurkheimÁøs classical hypothesis concerning suicide & unpopular wars. (29 refs)(CH)