Citation

Beit-Hallahmi B. Behav. Brain Sci. 2014; 37(4): 364.

Affiliation

University of Haifa,Haifa,Israel.benny@psy.haifa.ac.il.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X1300335X

PMID

25162841

Abstract

The suicidality hypothesis could be applied to other situations, such as cases in regular military organizations or in "terrorist" groups, where individuals put themselves in circumstances that are directly suicidal. Self-selection in these cases may be motivated by depression or short-term hopelessness. Both violent and charitable acts are over-determined, and a multiplicity of motives should be considered in explaining them.

Language: en