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Suicide and the Suicidal Body
Author(s) -
Orbach Israel
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1521/suli.33.1.1.22786
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , psychology , suicidal behavior , suicide prevention , anhedonia , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , social psychology , medical emergency , psychotherapist , medicine , pleasure
This paper focuses on the bodily experiences and attitudes toward the body in suicidal individuals. It is argued that bodily experiences and attitudes toward the body, such as rejection of the body, detachment, numbness, physical anhedonia, and lack of protection can facilitate acts of self‐destruction. This argument is supported by theories of developmental psychology, theories on suicide, and empirical data. It is demonstrated that suicidal individuals experience their body differently from other populations and that these are related to suicidal behavior.