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Suicide in Israel: crossnational comparisons
Author(s) -
Levav I.,
Aisenberg E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb10289.x
Subject(s) - sociocultural evolution , demography , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , sociology , anthropology
– A comparison of rates of completed suicide is made among different national and religious groups in Israel. Rates are higher for Jews than for Arabs. Psychological and sociocultural hypotheses are used to attempt to explain these findings.