A while back we discussed suicide across cultures. And I am in my4th year of conducting research on combat trauma. We know that 20 vets a day kill themselves. Only 6 of them are followed by a VAC?
This attached article which appears on The Fix Addiction Site, addresses the broader context of suicide. I invite any and all comments and observations.
Rich
Dear Richard Kensinger
In Islamic countries, suicide is much less than in Western countries. As Islam forbade killing the soul and considered it a major sin. Also, the more faith an individual has, and he is a religious person, maintaining his worshipers from praying, fasting, and reciting the Qur’an, his thinking about suicide is greatly reduced. Suicide has been linked more with capitalist countries where there is less spiritual, less religious, and purely materialistic control. In spite of scientific progress, economic and high incomes, we find countries like Switzerland, Japan, and America with higher suicide rates.
Strengthening and strengthening the spiritual aspect and good psychological state is one of the ways to prevent suicide.
Best Wishes
Thanks so much for responding. Your points are valid re: capitalistic and individualistic cultures like the US. Many here feel disenfranchised. It is so important to view these issues transculturaly.
Again, I deeply value your input.
Rich
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