@article{ref1,
title="Conceptualizations of suicide through time and socio-economic factors: a historical mini-review",
journal="Irish journal of psychological medicine",
year="2018",
author="Solano, P. and Pizzorno, E. and Pompili, M. and Serafini, G. and Amore, M.",
volume="35",
number="1",
pages="75-86",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Suicide is a complex phenomenon determined by the interplay of an articulated network of factors including socio-economic factors which have a decisive role. This paper investigates the development of the modern conceptualization of suicide in Europe, its sociological understandings and its intertwinement with economic cycles throughout time. <br><br>METHODS: MEDLINE, SCHOLAR, EMBASE using the keywords 'socioeconomic factors AND suicide'; 'economic cycles AND suicide'; 'history AND suicide' without timeframe limitations. Moreover, journal-by-journal search in journals of related areas was performed. <br><br>RESULTS: In total, 51 historical studies focusing on the subjects in European countries were included. Three main areas arose: (a) development of the conceptualization of suicide over time; (b) sociological understandings of suicide according to the structure of society and its economy of power; (c) economic theories explaining the intertwinement of economic cycles and suicides. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Suicide is a deeply human phenomenon inescapably linked to and grounded in society and economic cycles. Understandings from the past show the importance of accurate analysis of socio-economic contexts that shape societies together with man's own sense of self in order to organize multi-layered tangible and intangible support strategies to better understand and prevent suicide in this day and age.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0790-9667",
doi="10.1017/ipm.2017.57",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2017.57"
}