Suicide epidemic

Suicide
Social aspects Altruistic Copycat Epidemic Legislation Philosophy Religious views Right to die Voluntary euthanasia
Crisis Assessment of risk Crisis hotline (list) Intervention Prevention Suicide watch
Types Assisted Bullying and suicide (list) Copycat Familicide Forced Honor Mass Murder–suicide Prisoner suicide Pact Internet Prayopavesa Sallekhana Sati Self-sacrifice Senicide Seppuku Sokushinbutsu Suicide attack Vatakkiruttal
Epidemiology Gender differences Methods Rate by country Youth suicide among LGBT youth
History List of suicides Suicide in antiquity List of suicides in the 21st century
In warfare Banzai charge Kamikaze Suicide mission
Related phenomena Suicide attempt Locations Ideation Major depressive disorder Non-suicidal self-injury Suicide note Suicide terminology
By country Rate by country Australia Bangladesh Cameroon Canada China France Greenland India Iran Ireland Japan Lithuania Nepal Pakistan Romania Russia Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States
Organizations Compassion & Choices Death with Dignity National Center Dignitas Exit International Final Exit Network Hemlock Society
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A suicide epidemic is a large number of suicides taking place over a period of time in a manner that resembles a disease epidemic. Such epidemics have occurred in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s,^[1] among police officers,^[2] on Indian reservations,^[3] and in Micronesia.^[4] The Werther effect occurs when suicides that are made publicly known encourage others to imitate them.^[5] It has been suggested that the teaching of stories such as Romeo and Juliet may encourage suicide among young people.^[6]

References[]

^ E Brainerd (2001), Economic reform and mortality in the former Soviet Union: a study of the suicide epidemic in the 1990s, European Economic Review
^ JM Violanti (2007). Police suicide: Epidemic in blue. ISBN 978-0-398-07762-4.
^ JA Ward, J Fox (1977), A suicide epidemic on an Indian reserve, Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal
^ FX Hezel (1987), Truk suicide epidemic and social change (PDF), Human Organization
^ J Thorson, PA Öberg (2003), Was There a Suicide Epidemic After Goetheʼs Werther? (PDF), Archives of Suicide Research
^ DM Stupple (1987), "Rx for the suicide epidemic", English Journal, 76 (1): 64–68, doi:10.2307/818306, JSTOR 818306

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Suicide crisis	Assessment of suicide risk Crisis hotline List of suicide crisis lines Suicidal ideation Suicide intervention Suicidology Suicide prevention Suicide watch
Social aspects	Legislation Philosophy of suicide Religious views Euthanasia Right to die Benevolent suicide Suicide survivor Literature Suicide and the Internet
Suicide types	Assisted suicide Bullying and suicide (list) Copycat Familicide Forced Honor Jumping from height Locations Mass Murder–suicide Vatakkiruttal Seppuku Sokushinbutsu Sallekhana Sati Prayopavesa Self-sacrifice Banzai charge Kamikaze Senicide Suicide attack By cop By pilot Pact
Epidemiology	Sex differences List of countries by suicide rate LGBT-related suicides Antidepressants and suicide risk
History	Suicide in antiquity List of suicides List of suicides in the 21st century
Related	Suicide attempt Self-harm Suicide methods Suicide note Last words Tourism Suicide prevention contract
By subculture	Doctors LGBT youth Music subcultures Prisoners Youth
By country	Australia Bangladesh Bhutan Cameroon Canada China France Greenland Guyana India farmers Iran Japan Kazakhstan Lithuania Mozambique Nepal Pakistan Russia Singapore South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States college farmers military veteran Native American teenage

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