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Why suicide eradication is hardly possible

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posted on 2023-05-18, 05:43 authored by Saxby PridmoreSaxby Pridmore
The case is made that contrary to popular belief, suicide is not almost always a response to mental disorder. The psychological autopsy method which spawned this belief is considered. Evidence is presented that the external predicament can trigger self-destruction. Recent work which finds risk factors of no use in the prediction of suicide is detailed. Culture have a profound effect on suicide rate. Impulsivity and the ingestion of alcohol add a further to the difficulty of prediction. People experience a vast array of unacceptable external predicaments which cannot be reversed by counselling or medication. Others suffer mental disorders (internal predicaments), and prediction of suicide is not possible. Thus, the eradication of suicide will be difficult. It will be necessary to change the culture of the world, which may not be impossible, but will take some time and more resources than those of Mental Health Services.

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Publication title

Dynamics Of Human Health

Issue

4

Article number

24

Number

24

Pagination

1-6

ISSN

2382-1019

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

The Good Life Research Centre Trust

Place of publication

New Zealand

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Copyright 2014 the author

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  • Restricted

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Mental health

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