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  • Struggling against suicide: The need for an integrative approach

    Author(s)
    De Leo, D
    Griffith University Author(s)
    De Leo, Diego
    Year published
    2002
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    Abstract
    Transcultural comparisons would be beneficial for both our understanding of suicide phenomena and the setting up of preventative strategies. Changes in attitude throughout history, gender and age differences, socio-economic factors, influence of race and ethnicity, and the impact of religion are among the aspects mentioned in this article. All of them can actually have a considerable effect on suicide rates, and all of them should be taken into account when interpreting suicide trends and designing antisuicide strategies. In fact, both risk and protective factors may vary remarkably in different cultures. The need for an ...
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    Transcultural comparisons would be beneficial for both our understanding of suicide phenomena and the setting up of preventative strategies. Changes in attitude throughout history, gender and age differences, socio-economic factors, influence of race and ethnicity, and the impact of religion are among the aspects mentioned in this article. All of them can actually have a considerable effect on suicide rates, and all of them should be taken into account when interpreting suicide trends and designing antisuicide strategies. In fact, both risk and protective factors may vary remarkably in different cultures. The need for an integrative approach is evident today more than ever, and this fact calls for more concerted and coordinated, multidisciplinary approaches to suicide prevention.
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    Journal Title
    Crisis
    Volume
    23
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1027//0227-5910.23.1.23
    Subject
    Communication and media studies
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/7656
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