Durkheim's views on suicide

Youth Suicide in the World and Views of Holy Quran about Suicide

Over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year and there are many more who attempt suicide. Hence, many millions of people are affected or experience suicide bereavement every year. Suicide occurs throughout the lifespan and was the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds globally in 2012. It is a global phenomenon in all regions of the world; Suicide accounted for 1.4% of all de...

Explaining suicide: the views of survivors of serious suicide attempts.

BACKGROUND There is a dearth of information on the motivational aspects of serious suicide attempts, in particular those which involve violent methods. Clarification of the reasons which lie behind such acts may suggest appropriate preventive strategies. METHOD Interviews were carried out with 20 individuals who had attempted suicide by jumping in front of a railway train. Demographic and psy...

The partners' views on precipitant stressors in suicide.

All suicides (n = 1397) in Finland during 1 year were studied by thorough interviews with the surviving next of kin. We included 388 suicides after which a spouse's or a cohabiting partner's subjective views of precipitant stressors in suicide process during the last 3 months and earlier in life were determined. In 82% of the cases the partner considered life events as precipitant stressors for...

Suicide prevention: a study of patients' views.

BACKGROUND Suicide prevention strategies are usually formulated without seeking the views of people with psychiatric illnesses. AIMS To establish what helped patients with severe psychiatric illness when they felt suicidal. METHOD A semi-structured interview was constructed following transcribed interviews with 12 patients. This was administered to 59 out-patients with serious and enduring ...

Understanding Suicidality: Suicide risk, sex differences and views of suicide attempters