Cultural Specificity and Universality of Suicide

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EditorialCultural Specificity and Universality of SuicideChallenges for the International Associationÿfor Suicide PreventionBrian L. MisharaBrian L. MisharaSearch for more papers by this authorPublished OnlineJanuary 01, 2006https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910.27.1.1PDFView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMore References Balazic, J., Marusic, A. (2005). The completed suicide as interplay of genes and environment. Forensic Science International, 147(Suppl), 1–3 Crossref, Google ScholarBoothroyd, L.-J., Kirmayer, L.J., Spreng, S., Malus, M., Hodgins, S. (2001). Completed suicides among the Inuit of northern Quebec, 1982-1996: A case-control study. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 165, 749–755 Google ScholarDuggan, M. (2003). Guns and suicide. In J. Ludwig & P.J. Cook (Eds.), Evaluating gun policy: Effects on crime and violence (pp. 41-73). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press Google ScholarDurkheim, E. (1985). Le suicide. [Suicide]. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France Google ScholarFaulkner, R.O. (1956). The man who was tired of life. Journal of Egyptian Archeology, 42, 21–40 Crossref, Google ScholarHicks, J. (2005). Statistics on deaths by suicide in Nunavut (and other Inuit regions in Canada) 1975 to 2004. Ottawa: Unpublished manuscript Google ScholarLitman, R.E. (1967). Sigmund Freud on suicide. In E.S. Shneidman (Ed.), Essays in self-destruction (pp. 324-344). New York: Science House Inc Google ScholarMishara, B., Tousignant, M. (2004). Le suicide: Les façons de le comprendre hier et aujourd'hui. In B. Mishara & M. Tousignant (Eds.), Comprendre le suicide (pp. 5-30). Montréal: Les presses de l'Université de Montréal Google ScholarRatnayeke, L. (1996). Suicide and crisis intervention in rural communities in Sri Lanka. Crisis, 17, 149–151; 154 Link, Google ScholarShneidman, E. (1985). Definition of suicide. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson Google ScholarWenger, E., McDermott, R., Snyder, W. (2002). Cultivating communities of practice. A guide to managing knowledge. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited bySuicidal behaviour and ideation in Guyana: A systematic literature reviewThe Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Vol. 11Evolutionary Anthropological Considerations of Suicide: How Has the Suicide Evolved?Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, Vol. 61, No. 2Introduction24 July 2018Reviewing the Options: Noise, Adaptation, and By-Product24 July 2018Suicide as a By-Product of “Pain and Brain”24 July 2018Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) as Keepers24 July 2018An Empirical Model and Ethnic Differences in Cultural Meanings Via Motives for Suicide7 February 2017 | Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 73, No. 10Coming together in pain and joy: A multicultural and arts-based suicide awareness projectThe Arts in Psychotherapy, Vol. 40, No. 2Suicidal expressions among young people in Nicaragua and Cambodia: a cross-cultural study31 March 2012 | BMC Psychiatry, Vol. 12, No. 1Sociocultural study of immigrant suicide-attempters: An ecological perspectiveJournal of Social Work, Vol. 12, No. 6Struggle Between Survival and Death: The Life Experiences of Taiwanese Older Adults with Suicidal IdeationJournal of Gerontological Nursing, Vol. 38, No. 5Hopelessness and Suicidality in Turkish and American Respondents3 August 2016 | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, Vol. 55, No. 4 Volume 27Issue 1January 2006ISSN: 0227-5910eISSN: 2151-2396 Published online2006 tabs.informationCrisis (2006), 27, pp. 1-3 https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910.27.1.1.© 2006Hogrefe & Huber Publisherstabs.acknowledgements:Thanks to Michel Tousignant and Francois Chagnon, who commented upon a draft of this article.PDF download