Search for dissertations about: "suicide legal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words suicide legal.

2. 1. On suicide in European countries : some theoretical, legal and historical views on suicide mortality and its concomitants

   Author : Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen; Stephen Platt; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; assisted suicide; comparative studies; cross-sectional studies; culture; Durkheim; Europe; history; law; modernization; Parsons; suicide; suicide rates; Sweden; theories; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   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

4. 2. Firearm deaths in Sweden : epidemiology with emphasis on accidental deaths and prevention

   Author : Mensura Junuzovic; Anders Eriksson; Patrik Midlöv; Louis Riddez; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Firearm; fatality; accidental; hunting; non-hunting; suicide; homicide; Forensic Medicine; rättsmedicin;

   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

5. 3. Suicide mortality in the South African context : exploring the role of social status and environmental circumstances

   Author : Stephanie Burrows; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Suicide; transition; socio-demographic groups; context;

   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

6. 4. The toxicological pharmacoepidemiology of suicide : population-based studies on psychotropic-medication use in Sweden

   Author : Jonas Forsman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   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

7. 5. On gender dysphoria

   Author : Cecilia Dhejne; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   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