Women and Suicide: Beyond the Gender Paradox

Alison Milner; Kathryn McKay; Myfanwy Maple

Abstract

Traditionally, suicide research has focused on male mortality, with little attention paid to the female experience of suicide. This means there has been a lack of research examining how female suicide rates and behaviours have changed over time and between countries. This study sought to understand how suicidal behaviours are gendered within specific cultures and societies, and by unpacking the Gender paradox using Cultural Scripts Theory, aimed to explore some possible culturally relevant explanations for female suicide rates and behaviours worthy of future research attention.

Original language	English
Pages	476-476
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	IASP 2013: XXVII World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention: Preventing suicidal behaviour on five continents - Innovative treatments and interventions - Oslo, Norway Duration: 24 Sept 2013 → 28 Sept 2013

Conference

Conference	IASP 2013: XXVII World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention: Preventing suicidal behaviour on five continents - Innovative treatments and interventions
City	Oslo, Norway
Period	24/09/13 → 28/09/13

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Health and Community Services
Mental Health

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Women and Suicide: Beyond the Gender Paradox. / Milner, Alison; McKay, Kathryn; Maple, Myfanwy.
2013. 476-476 Abstract from IASP 2013: XXVII World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention: Preventing suicidal behaviour on five continents - Innovative treatments and interventions, Oslo, Norway.

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