Suicide in the World: an Overview of Prevalence and Its Risk Factors
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https://doi.org/10.3823/1785Keywords:
Suicide, Risk Factors, PrevalenceAbstract
Suicide is a complex and multi-causal phenomenon, thats why it can’t be understood in a generalized way, but in different profiles such as gender, age, social support and other psychiatric disorders. It is a major public health problem worldwide and more than 1 million people die from suicide every year. This world problem demands hybrid preventive acts in several aspects, such as social, interpersonal and from the government.
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2015-09-01
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