Explaining Suicide in an Urban Slum of Mumbai, India
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Explaining suicide in an urban slum of Mumbai, India: a sociocultural autopsy.
BACKGROUND Health demographic mortality studies use verbal autopsies to identify suicide as a cause of death. Psychological autopsies focus almost exclusively on associated high-risk psychiatric disorders. New approaches considering contextual factors are needed for preventing suicide and promoting mental health. AIMS This study examined explanations of suicide reported by surviving family me...
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عنوان ژورنال: Crisis
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0227-5910,2151-2396
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.30.4.192