Open AccessSuicide in the military environment
Author(s) -
Milanko Čabarkapa,
Milivoj Panić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0402199c
Subject(s) - tragedy (event) , military organization , unit (ring theory) , psychology , variety (cybernetics) , duty , military personnel , suicide prevention , character (mathematics) , poison control , social psychology , criminology , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , political science , law , history , computer science , ancient history , mathematics education , geometry , mathematics , artificial intelligence
Suicide of soldiers has its own specifics, because not only it represents the tragedy for the individuals and their family, but also has great psychological effect on social environment and military unit in which it occurs. Suicide can be caused by variety of factors, as reported in the literature. The case reviewed in this article presents multilateral determination of suicide, with particular stress on the character of each individual and social interaction of soldiers. Psychological complex of basic inferiority, low educational level, family problems, and poor integration into military unit could be considered the leading determinants of this suicide. This emphasizes the importance of certain preventive measures such as more rigorous psychological selection for specific military duty, and the education of non-commissioned officers for better recognition and understanding of pre-suicidal syndrome.