Full Description
Over 700,000 people globally take their own lives every year, which equates to one death by suicide every 40 seconds. Among teenagers and young adults, suicide is the second most common cause of death after road traffic accidents. Overall, almost three times as many men than women die by suicide. There are, however, significant variations in the patterns of suicide across cultures, gender, age, geographic locations, and personal history, due to the complex relationship of how these factors converge. One thing that remains consistent, is that every death is a tragedy for family, friends, and all colleagues.
Traditions of suicidal behaviour are deeply rooted in any given culture, and so examining the cultural influences can be of paramount importance in the understanding and assessment of a suicidal crisis.
Suicide Across Cultures offers the opportunity to expand knowledge beyond majority groups and to look further than the dominant paradigm in suicide research, treatment, and prevention.
With the majority of global suicides taking place in non-Western societies, minority groups are an essential area in suicide research. Written by experts from around the world, this fascinating textbook includes topics and regions that are not usually covered in texts on suicide and self-harm. It provides a unique, and important insight for academics and students in psychiatry, as well as anyone from the wider public with an interest in the psychiatry of suicide across cultures.
Contents
Part 1 - Influencing factors on suicide and suicidal behaviour 1: Terminology of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the meaning of suicide in different cultural backgrounds 2: Cultural factors in suicide 3: The role of culture in a suicidal process 4: Epidemiological aspects of suicide and suicidality 5: Genetic aspects of suicide 6: Gender inequality and suicide: a systematic review of empirical studies 7: Suicide and religion: a comparative analysis of a complex relationship to pnform practice Part 2 - Suicidality, migrants, and ethnic minorities 8: Suicide among asian migrants in Hong Kong: a case study 9: Suicide prevention in sub-Saharan Africa: cultural considerations and opportunities to advance research and practice 10: Suicide risk in Latin America: international migrants, prison populations and sexual minorities 11: Suicidal behaviour and social cultural factors among immigrants of Turkish origin in Germany Part 3 - High risk groups and suicidality 12: Suicidal behaviour and social cultural factors among South Asians in the UK 13: Suicidality in black and people of colour communities 14: Suicide in Nepal 15: Suicide in Indonesia 16: Suicide scripts of the Nacirema (aka American) Part 4 - Suicidality and mental health 17: Suicidality and trauma 18: Suicide and psychiatric disorders 19: Bullying, cyberbulling, and suicide 20: The influence of religion on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide 21: Suicide during the global COVID-19 pandemic Part 5 - Prevention concepts and programs 22: National strategies and plans for the prevention of suicide 23: The role of media in suicidality in lower and middle-income countries: learnings from India 24: Ethnic aspects in pharmacological treatment of suicidality
