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Drawing on diverse theoretical and textual sources, 'The Gender of Suicide' presents a critical study of the ways in which contemporary society understands suicide, exploring it across a range of key expert bodies of knowledge.
"Writing a book about suicide may not have been our best idea ever. Rita made the point more than once that reading and writing about suicide at the depth necessary to write a helpful book can affect one's mood in a downward direction. She was right, of course. Her rightness ins…
서론 : 한국의 높은 자살률은 중요한 사회적 문제로 대두되었다. 자살생각과 자살시도를 포함하는 자살행동 관련 기존 연구는, 주로 대학병원에서 증상이 심각한 환자를 대상으로, 자살행동의 특정 측면에 초점을 둔 제한적인 평가에 그쳤다. 자살행동은 복잡하고 다면적인 특성을 가지고 있기 때문에 한국 자살의 고유한 특징을 반영할 수 있는 연구가 필요하다. 이에 전국에 걸쳐 지역사회와 대학병원으로부터 모집한 자살생각자와 자살시도자가 보이는 자살행동의 특성을 생물정신사회적 관점에서 포괄적으로 탐색하고자 하였…
Foster youth are a vulnerable population associated with poor health outcomes, but relatively little research has identified factors that may mitigate adverse outcomes for these youth. The present study augments previous research by utilizing a nationally representative, longitu…
Even though the rhetoric that immigrants hear from many sources is often less than welcoming, the Latinx immigrant community continues to increase and is growing rapidly in the United States (Pew Research Center, 2018). Making it important than ever to learn more about the accul…
Research suggests that non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) precedes and increases risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, but the reasons for this are not understood (Hamza et al., 2012). The trajectory from NSSI to suicidal thoughts and behaviors likely reflects a complex interac…
Latinos in the United States are a growing, dynamic, and diverse group. This paper will highlight the immigration statuses of Latinos as it relates to their mental health and suicidal ideation. The groups include those who were born in the U.S. as citizens, those who migrated fr…
Background and purpose: Formerly incarcerated people die by suicide at a rate 6.75 times higher than the general population, but previous research has not identified factors that contribute to this heightened risk. The conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate both suic…
This qualitative dissertation aimed to examine the lived experiences of survivors of early life trauma. Research has shown that early life traumatic events are more common than typically thought, and early life trauma can lead to detrimental mental health. Currently, there is a …
There is little research on suicide in children under 12 years old. The biggest contributing factor to the scarcity of research with this preadolescent population is the fact that preadolescent child suicides is a statistically rare phenomenon. However, the presence of suicidal …
The law enforcement profession is commonly accepted as one of the most health-hazardous occupations (Alkus & Padesky, 1983; Anderson et al., 2002; Harpold & Feenster, 2002; Hem et al., 2001; Howard et al., 2004; Liberman et al., 2002; Lott, 1995). Law enforcement is a structural…