Citation

Rezaie L, Schwebel DC. Neurosci. 2012; 17(4): 309-313.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Farabi Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Blvd Davoolat Abad, Kermanshah 6719851151, Iran. Tel. +98 (918) 8364414. Fax. +98 (831) 8264163. E-mail: la_rezaie@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23022894

Abstract

Suicide by self-immolation, or lighting oneself on fire, is the most common method of suicide used among women in rural Iran. Understanding the underlying mechanisms that may lead women to commit suicide by self-immolation is necessary for the development of empirically-supported prevention programs. Currently, no integrative approach to the risk factors for self-immolation among women in rural areas, or the interactions between them, is available. Based in ecology theory, we review the risk factors for suicide by self-immolation and present them in terms of ecological theory in an attempt to offer an integrative approach for prevention of self-immolation among women in rural Iran. We conclude by recommending a multifaceted approach to prevention of self-immolation.

Language: en