Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7337865 | Social Science & Medicine | 2013 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠First study to compare perspectives of suicide in the biomedical and lay community in rural Haiti. ⺠Healthcare workers underestimated suicide frequency and the veracity of suicide claims. ⺠Drivers of suicide were social in nature rather than pathological. ⺠Vodou explanatory models of suicide invoking sent spirits attributed less blame to personal deficits than Christian models. ⺠Religious and community settings may currently be more relevant than biomedical settings for suicide prevention.
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Authors
Ashley K. Hagaman, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Kristen E. McLean, Bonnie N. Kaiser, Kate Winskell, Brandon A. Kohrt,