Suicides et conduites suicidaires en milieu maghrebin. (Suicides and suicidal behavior in the Maghrebi environment.) Conference: Current news about suicide (1988, Toulouse, France).
Author: Bensmail, B., Merdji, Y., Touari, M., Kihal, A., et al
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Information psychiatrique, 66(10), 989-997.
Discusses: (1) the Islamic position regarding suicide; (2) social changes in Algeria since it became independent and the effects of acculturation on suicide; and (3) the results of an epidemiologic study of suicide and suicidal behavior in AlgeriThe prevalence of suicidal behavior among adolescents and young single adults and the sharp decrease in suicidal behavior during the month of Ramadan are noted.