
@article{ref1,
title="The WHO well known report on preventing suicide has neglected self-immolation [letter]",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2018",
author="Rezaeian, Mohsen",
volume="44",
number="1",
pages="238-239",
abstract="The World Health Organization (WHO) report entitled:&quot;Preventing suicide: A global imperative&quot;is a milestone for suicide prevention[1].This report consists of five chapters that include:&quot;Global epidemiology of suicide and suicide at-tempts&quot;,&quot;Risk and protective factors, and related interventions&quot;,&quot;The current situation in suicide prevention&quot;,&quot;Working towards a comprehensive national response for suicide prevention&quot; and &quot;The way forward for suicide prevention&quot;.   In chapter two it has been stated that access to the methods of suicide is considered as a major risk factor. As a result,restriction of access to the methods of suicide is also considered as a major intervention for suicide prevention.The report further emphasizes on three worldwide commonmeans of suicide i.e.&quot;self-poisoning with pesticides&quot;,&quot;hanging&quot;and&quot;jumping&quot;. Based on the report whilst restriction...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2017.09.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2017.09.011"
}