Challenges to a more open discussion of suicide

Title: Challenges to a more open discussion of suicide
Creator: Fitzpatrick, Scott J.; Kerridge, Ian H.
Relation: Medical Journal of Australia Vol. 198, Issue 9, p. 470-471
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11540
Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Company
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: Recently, some commentators have called for a more open public discussion of suicide to promote community awareness of this important issue.1 The rationale for this is based on international research that advocates a multilevel approach to suicide prevention, combining mental health care with public awareness campaigns and gatekeeper training for those in close contact with at-risk groups.2 While this is intuitively appealing, the problem is that, as well as being a public health problem, suicide is inscribed with deeply felt moral, religious and cultural meaning that will influence any discussion, and that the potential outcomes of public discussion are poorly understood.
Subject: suicide; awareness; mental health care; multilevel approach to suicide prevention
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1046753
Identifier: uon:14680
Identifier: ISSN:0025-729X
Language: eng

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