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The low risk of suicide among the Yolngu of the Northern Territory: the traditional Aboriginal pattern
Author(s) -
Eastwell Harry D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb133734.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , demography , medicine , geography , sociology , optics , physics
The recorded causes of all deaths among the Yolngu group of Aborigines for a 30‐year period show only two cases of suicide. This confirms the low incidence that has been noted in other Aboriginal communities where the traditional values remain strong.