- Part 1 Suicide in a Religious and Cross-cultural Perspective
- part 2 The Magnitude and Implication of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
- Part 3 Theories of Suicidal Behaviour
- Part 4 Political Determinants of Suicide
- Part 5 Social and Economic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 6 Psychiatric and Somatic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 7 Suicide Risk Assessment
- Part 8 Cost of Suicide and Prevention Strategies
- Part 9 Health Care Strategies
- Part 10 Public Health Strategies
- Part 11 Survivors of Suicide Loss
- Part 12 Young People and Suicide
- Part 13 Elderly People and Suicide
- Part 14 Networking in Suicide Research and Prevention
- Part 15 Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents
- Part 15A Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Africa
- Part 15B Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Asia
- Part 15C Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Australia and New Zealand
- Part 15D Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Europe
- Chapter 115 Suicide prevention in Estonia
- Chapter 116 Suicide prevention in Finland
- Chapter 117 Suicide prevention in France
- Chapter 118 Suicide prevention in Germany
- Chapter 119 Suicide prevention in Israel
- Chapter 120 Suicide prevention in Italy
- Chapter 121 Suicide prevention in Romania
- Chapter 122 Suicide prevention in Russia
- Chapter 123 Suicide prevention in Scotland
- Chapter 124 Suicide prevention in Sweden
- Chapter 125 Suicide prevention in Ukraine
- Part 15E Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: North America
- Part 15F Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: South America
(p. 817) Suicide prevention in Sweden
- Chapter:
- (p. 817) Suicide prevention in Sweden
- Author(s):
Danuta Wasserman
, Ana Nordenskiöld
, Inga-Lill Ramberg
, and Camilla Wasserman
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198570059.003.0124
Suicide and attempted suicide are still surrounded by feelings of guilt, shame, fear and unease. These acts are often incorrectly perceived as being predestined and impossible to prevent. Suicide among men in the 15–44 age group is the most common cause of death in Sweden. For females in the same age group, suicide is the second most common cause of death after tumours.
A suicidal act is not only a drastic example of difficulties in coping with the hardships of life and mental problems, but it is also a frequent indicator of how the health care and public health systems and ordinary fellow human beings fail to respond in an adequate manner to suicidal people. The responses encountered by suicidal individuals seeking care are a measure of quality, not only of medical and psychological care services, but also of the psychosocial conditions in society.
Ambiguous attitudes towards preventive measures and the persistent taboo surrounding suicide, as well as the attitude that suicide is a human right, make suicide-preventive activities necessary. In 1993, the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament) stated that a country wishing to embark on active efforts to prevent suicide needs to have a national programme, as well as an institution for activities of this kind.
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- Part 1 Suicide in a Religious and Cross-cultural Perspective
- part 2 The Magnitude and Implication of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
- Part 3 Theories of Suicidal Behaviour
- Part 4 Political Determinants of Suicide
- Part 5 Social and Economic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 6 Psychiatric and Somatic Determinants of Suicide
- Part 7 Suicide Risk Assessment
- Part 8 Cost of Suicide and Prevention Strategies
- Part 9 Health Care Strategies
- Part 10 Public Health Strategies
- Part 11 Survivors of Suicide Loss
- Part 12 Young People and Suicide
- Part 13 Elderly People and Suicide
- Part 14 Networking in Suicide Research and Prevention
- Part 15 Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents
- Part 15A Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Africa
- Part 15B Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Asia
- Part 15C Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Australia and New Zealand
- Part 15D Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: Europe
- Chapter 115 Suicide prevention in Estonia
- Chapter 116 Suicide prevention in Finland
- Chapter 117 Suicide prevention in France
- Chapter 118 Suicide prevention in Germany
- Chapter 119 Suicide prevention in Israel
- Chapter 120 Suicide prevention in Italy
- Chapter 121 Suicide prevention in Romania
- Chapter 122 Suicide prevention in Russia
- Chapter 123 Suicide prevention in Scotland
- Chapter 124 Suicide prevention in Sweden
- Chapter 125 Suicide prevention in Ukraine
- Part 15E Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: North America
- Part 15F Examples of How to Develop Suicide Prevention on all the Continents: South America