On the Nature, Magnitude, and Causality of Suicidal Behaviors: An International Perspective.

Diekstra, Rene F. W.; Garnefski, Nadia

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ERIC Number: EJ504638

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Publication Date: 1995

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On the Nature, Magnitude, and Causality of Suicidal Behaviors: An International Perspective.

Diekstra, Rene F. W.; Garnefski, Nadia

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v25 n1 p36-57 Spr 1995

Addresses whether present generations of adolescents and adults worldwide are at greater risk of developing suicidal reactions than previous generations and what the possible causal mechanisms involved are. Possible causal mechanisms include: prevalence of depression, prevalence of substance abuse, psychobiological changes, increased stressors, and changes in attitudes concerning suicide. (JPS)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Attitudes, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education, Influences, Mortality Rate, Population Trends, Stress Variables, Substance Abuse, Suicide

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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