Search for dissertations about: "suicide legal"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words suicide legal.
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1. On suicide in European countries : some theoretical, legal and historical views on suicide mortality and its concomitants
Abstract : The theme of this thesis is suicide mortality in its various aspects, seen from an international, European perspective. It questions the existence of social (structural) concomitants to suicide mortality and investigates attitudes towards and legislation concerning suicide, as well as some historical processes pertaining to their development. READ MORE
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2. Firearm deaths in Sweden : epidemiology with emphasis on accidental deaths and prevention
Abstract : Prevention of firearm deaths and injuries is an important public health issue that may save human lives. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the epidemiology and attributes of accidental firearm fatalities in Sweden, and to provide a basis for further preventive measures. READ MORE
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3. Suicide mortality in the South African context : exploring the role of social status and environmental circumstances
Abstract : Suicide is a serious public health problem worldwide, but is differentially distributed across social groups and regions. The goal of this thesis, focusing on the post-apartheid transitional setting of South Africa, is to advance knowledge of the relationship between individual social status (race and sex), contextual factors and suicide mortality. READ MORE
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4. The toxicological pharmacoepidemiology of suicide : population-based studies on psychotropic-medication use in Sweden
Abstract : The act of completed suicide is a complex phenomenon associated with numerous identified individual and combined risk factors. Mental illness and related disorders confer among the highest risks of completed suicide and have consequently been targeted through pharmacological interventions. READ MORE
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5. On gender dysphoria
Abstract : Gender identity refers to an innate and deeply felt psychological identification as a female, male, or some other non-binary gender. Gender identity may be congruent or incongruent with the sex assigned at birth. Gender dysphoria refers to the discomfort or distress that gender incongruence may cause. READ MORE