Citation

Pridmore S, Reddy A. Malays. J. Med. Sci. 2012; 19(2): 74-76.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia)

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Abstract

The current Western psychiatric wisdom states that suicide is always or almost always associated with mental disorder. Careful Asian studies are casting doubt on this conclusion. Using information from the public record (newspapers, coroner's reports, and various web-based sources), we sought evidence that, in the absence of mental disorder, suicide may be associated with major financial loss. Reports of 15 individuals who completed suicide following major financial loss were identified, thus an association between these events is supported. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2012.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; Stress; suicide; Suicide; female; male; aged; Public health; qualitative research; article; controlled study; clinical article; coroner; financial management; Life change events; funding; Medicalisation; financial loss; fraud