@article{ref1,
title="Attitudes towards suicide in Slovenia: a cross-sectional survey",
journal="International journal of social psychiatry",
year="2003",
author="Kocmur, Marga and Dernovsek, Mojca Z.",
volume="49",
number="1",
pages="8-16",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Slovenia has been experiencing a very high suicide rate (30 per 10,000 inhabitants per year or higher) and there are no data on public attitudes towards suicide in Slovenia. AIMS: To identify public attitudes towards suicide in order to expand the basis for prevention. METHODS: A Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire (SUIATT) was sent to a representative sample of adult Slovenian citizens. RESULTS: Some 5.2% of respondents had at least one previous suicidal attempt and 21.6% reported suicidal ideation (SI). More respondents with SI than respondents without SI reported: 1) the suicidal act as deliberated, 2) less importance attached to the mental illness in suicidal behaviour, 3) that a person has the right to commit suicide, and 4) the suicidal act as an act of cowardice. CONCLUSIONS: Results do not allow a general statement whether attitudes towards suicide are permissive or restrictive. However, in the subgroup of respondents with SI we found a tendency towards permissiveness regarding suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7640",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}