Suicide epidemic

Suicide
Social aspects Benevolent suicide Copycat Epidemic Euthanasia Legislation Philosophy Religious views Right to die
Suicide crisis Assessment of risk Crisis hotline (list) Intervention Prevention Suicide watch
Suicide types Assisted Copycat Cult Familicide Forced Honor Internet Mass Murder–suicide Pact Parasuicide Suicide attack
Epidemiology Among LGBT youth Gender differences Suicide rates
History List of suicides Suicide in antiquity
In warfare Banzai charge Kamikaze Suicide attack Suicide mission
Related phenomena Failed suicide attempt Locations Ideation Self-harm Suicide note
By country Bangladesh Canada China France Greenland India Japan Lithuania Pakistan Russia South Korea Ukraine United Kingdom United States
Rates List of countries by suicide rate List of OECD countries by suicide rate Gender differences in suicide
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A suicide epidemic is an epidemic of suicides. Such epidemics have occurred in the former Soviet Union in the 1990s;^[1] among police officers;^[2] on Indian reservations;^[3] in Micronesia;^[4] The Werther effect occurs when suicides that are made publicly known encourage others to imitate them.^[5] It has been suggested that the teaching of stories such as Romeo and Juliet may encourage suicide among young people.^[6]

See also

• Mass suicide
• Epidemiology of suicide
• Copycat suicide

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