From condemnation to understanding: Views on suicidal behaviour in Ghana in transition
Journal article, Peer reviewed
Published version
Permanent lenke
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2503929Utgivelsesdato
2017Metadata
Vis full innførselSamlinger
- Institutt for psykisk helse [1305]
- Publikasjoner fra CRIStin - NTNU [38294]
Sammendrag
The cultural context in which suicide occurs has been emphasized as critical in understanding the act and informing prevention. Yet the penchant of psychiatrizing suicidality in mainstream suicidology relegates cultural issues to the background. Through the lenses of critical cultural suicidology, the authors have re-emphasized the importance of culture by reviewing the two major meanings of suicide as observed in our 8-year study in Ghana: moral transgression and life crisis. They have also showed the usefulness of the life crisis perspective of suicidality in reducing stigma and sustaining advocacy in decriminalizing attempted suicide in the country.