TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Facts and myths of suicide in Canada
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Leenaars, Antoon A.
A1  - Balance, William D. G.
A1  - Pellarin, Suzanne
A1  - Aversano, Gaetano
A1  - Magli, Anna
A1  - Wenckstern, Susanne
SP  - 195
EP  - 206
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 "high" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481188808252236
ID  - ref1
ER  -