TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Cultural stigma manifested in official suicide death in South Korea
JO  - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying
A1  - Im, Jeong Soo
A1  - Park, B. C. Ben
A1  - Ratcliff, Kathryn Strother
SP  - 386
EP  - 403
VL  - 77
IS  - 4
N2  - This article examines the cultural sources of underreported suicide deaths in South Korea. It analyzes two sets of suicide data compiled by two different government agencies. Noting the considerable undercounting of suicide deaths compiled by the National Statistical Office, it explores how the underreporting is linked to the Confucian norm of familism. Despite an effort to improve the quality of official suicide data, a reform in the death system is needed in order to gather accurate data for a better understanding of the increased suicides as well as for the development of more effective suicide prevention and intervention strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222816675262
ID  - ref1
ER  -