@article{ref1,
title="Facts and myths of suicide in Canada",
journal="Death studies",
year="1988",
author="Leenaars, Antoon A. and Balance, William D. G. and Pellarin, Suzanne and Aversano, Gaetano and Magli, Anna and Wenckstern, Susanne",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="195-206",
abstract="The purpose of this article is to describe a series of studies that investigated the level of knowledge of suicide fables and facts among Canadians. A questionnaire devised from Shneidman's traditional list of ubiquitous clinical facts and myths was used. Three studies are reported: the prevalence of myths and facts in the largest sample reported in the literature to date; the prevalence in a number of different groups such as students versus nonstudents, university students versus high school students, male versus female, and individuals in different geographic areas; and a follow-up to evaluated memory for such information. The results are perceived to indicate &quot;high&quot; levels of knowledge in all sampled Canadians but subject to normal cognitive and dynamic processes of forgetting. Implications of the findings, especially regarding suicide prevention/awareness, are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="10.1080/07481188808252236",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481188808252236"
}