Suicide by self-immolation : biopsychosocial and transcultural aspects / César A. Alfonso, Prabha S. Chandra, Thomas G. Schulze, editors.
Alfonso, César A., editor.; Chandra, Prabha S., editor.; Schulze, Thomas G., editor.
2021
RC569 .S85 2021
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Title Suicide by self-immolation : biopsychosocial and transcultural aspects / César A. Alfonso, Prabha S. Chandra, Thomas G. Schulze, editors.
ISBN 9783030626136 (electronic bk.)
303062613X (electronic bk.)
3030626121
9783030626129
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62613-6
Published Cham : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-62613-6 doi
Call Number RC569 .S85 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 616.858445
Summary This book addresses biopsychosocial and transcultural determinants of suicide by self-immolation, populations at risk throughout the world and prevention strategies specifically designed for young women in fragile environments. Self-immolation, the act of burning oneself as a means of suicide, is rare in high-income countries, and is usually a symbolic display of political protest among men that generally receives international media coverage. In contrast, in low- and-middle-income countries it is highly prevalent, primarily affects women, and may be one of the most common suicide methods in regions of Central and South Asia and parts of Africa. Psychiatric conditions, like adjustment disorders, traumatic stress disorders, and major depression, and family dynamics that include intimate partner violence, forced marriages, the threat of honor killings, and interpersonal family conflicts in a cultural context of war-related life events, poverty, forced migration and ethnic conflicts are important contributing factors. Written by over 40 academic psychiatrists from all continents, sociologists, and historians, the book covers topics such as region-specific cultural and historical factors associated with suicide; the role of religion and belief systems; marginalization, oppression, retraumatization and suicide risk; countertransference aspects of working in burn centers; responsible reporting and the media; and suicide prevention strategies to protect those at risk.
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Added Author Alfonso, César A., editor.
Chandra, Prabha S., editor.
Schulze, Thomas G., editor.
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Transcultural Aspects of Suicide by self-immolation
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Self-immolation in Iran
Self-immolation in Afghanistan
Self-immolation in India
Self-immolation in Indonesia and Papua
Self-immolation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Self-Immolation in the Tibet Autonomous Region and Tibetan Diaspora
Self-Immolation in the Tibet Autonomous Region and Tibetan Diaspora
Self-Immolation in High-Income Countries
Affective States in Suicide
Early-Life Adversity, Suicide Risk and Epigenetics of Trauma
Social Sciences, Suicide and Self-Immolation
Religion, Spirituality, Belief Systems and Suicide
Caring for the Suicidal Person
The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Burn Centers and Units
Media, Suicide and Contagion
Safe Reporting as Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Strategies to Protect Young Women at Risk.

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