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Pattern of attempted suicide in Babylon in the last 6 years of sanctions against Iraq

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ali Abdurrahman Younis  and
Hamdy Fouad Moselhy
Ali Abdurrahman Younis
Affiliation:
Al Ain General Hospital, United Arab Emirates
Hamdy Fouad Moselhy
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behaviors Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, email [email protected]
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Suicide among Muslims and in Muslim countries is rare (Hocaoglu et al, 2007). Although much of the research has comprised simple descriptive studies, and despite the possible underreporting of suicidal behaviour in countries where such behaviour is illegal, suicide rates do appear to be lower among Muslims than among the followers of other religions, even in countries which have populations belonging to several religious groups (Lester, 2006). However, rates of attempted suicide do not appear to be lower in Muslims than in non-Muslims (Pritchard & Amanullah, 2007), possibly because although there are strong religious sanctions against suicide, there are no clear principles regarding attempted suicide.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 18 - 19
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