Suicide: A Global Perspective

Author(s): David Lester

DOI: 10.2174/978160805049911201010009

Culture and Suicide

Pp: 9-29 (21)

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Suicide: A Global Perspective

Culture and Suicide

Author(s): David Lester

Pp: 9-29 (21)

DOI: 10.2174/978160805049911201010009

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

The impact of culture of suicide, both at the aggregate level and the individual level, is discussed. The deleterious impact of a changing culture, especially for native and aboriginal groups, is noted, and the assumption of the cultural invariability of suicidal phenomena questioned. The implications of cultural differences for counseling the suicidal client are explored.


Keywords: Suicide, culture, prevention.

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