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Samaraweera, Sudath; Sumathipala, Athula; Siribaddana, Sisira; Sivayogan, S.; Bhugra, Dinesh – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Sri Lanka has the one of highest rates of suicide. Important factors associated with suicide were determined via the psychological autopsy approach (which had not been carried out previously in Sri Lanka). Over a 3-month period, in a catchment area, 31 suicides among Sinhalese were identified and 27 were investigated. Males were more likely to…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Alcohol Abuse, Suicide, Foreign Countries
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Catani, Claudia; Schauer, Elisabeth; Neuner, Frank – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2008
To date, research on the psychosocial consequences of mass trauma resulting from war and organized violence on children has primarily focused on the individual as the unit of treatment and analysis with particular focus on mental disorders caused by traumatic stress. This body of research has stimulated the development of promising…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Family Violence, Community Services