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KMID : 1007420130110030123
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Mood and Emotion
2013 Volume.11 No. 3 p.123 ~ p.129
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Social Factors of Suicide : Durkheim’s Theory of Suicide and Social Factors in Elderly, Children and Adolescent
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Shim In-Hee
Jun Tae-Youn
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Abstract
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A comprehensive understanding of neurobiological, psychological, and social factors is necessary for effective suicide prevention. However, most previous studies have focused on individual factors such as psychopathology and neurobiology. This study reviews social aspects of increased suicide rates by focusing on Durkheim’s theory of suicide, and provides a summary of social factors related to suicide in the elderly, children and adolescents. Changes in family characteristics, economic structures, social systems, values, interpersonal relationships, and mass media can contribute to disturbances in social cohesion and regulation, making individuals vulnerable to suicide. The factors contributing to suicide appear to differ depending on age group. Suicide in elderly people seems to relate to limited social connectedness as reflected in involvement with family, religion, and social groups. It has been demonstrated that family characteristics, socioeconomic status, a history of physical or sexual trauma, mass media, and immature identity are relevant to suicide risk in children and adolescents. More recently, attention has been devoted to broader social factors, such as school bullying and sexual orientation. Our understanding of the social factors that affect suicide risk is still limited. However, clinicians may benefit by considering these findings to detect at-risk populations and then apply psychosocial intervention.
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KEYWORD
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Suicide, Social factors, Durkheim
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