RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An ecological approach to explain suicide by self-immolation among women in rural Iran
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 309
OP 313
VO 17
IS 4
A1 Leeba Rezaie
A1 David C. Schwebel
YR 2012
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/17/4/309.abstract
AB Suicide by self-immolation, or lighting oneself on fire, is the most common method of suicide used among women in rural Iran. Understanding the underlying mechanisms that may lead women to commit suicide by self-immolation is necessary for the development of empirically-supported prevention programs. Currently, no integrative approach to the risk factors for self-immolation among women in rural areas, or the interactions between them, is available. Based in ecology theory, we review the risk factors for suicide by self-immolation and present them in terms of ecological theory in an attempt to offer an integrative approach for prevention of self-immolation among women in rural Iran. We conclude by recommending a multifaceted approach to prevention of self-immolation.