@article{ref1,
title="Self-immolation, suicide and self-harm in Buddhist and Western traditions",
journal="Transcultural psychiatry",
year="2011",
author="Kelly, Brendan D.",
volume="48",
number="3",
pages="299-317",
abstract="There are significant points of similarity between considerations of self-harm and suicide in Buddhist and non-Buddhist traditions, including qualified acceptance of certain forms of self-harm, altruism as a motivation for suicide, and self-immolation as a form of political protest. Differences include specific contexts in which certain forms of self-harm are accepted and the predominant frameworks used to interpret such acts. The integration of Buddhist concepts of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness or suffering) and sati (mindfulness) into Western psychotherapeutic paradigms represents a significant point of convergence between the two traditions, and suggests the possibility of greater dialogue and therapeutic benefit in the future.<p />",
language="",
issn="1363-4615",
doi="10.1177/1363461511402869",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461511402869"
}