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Collective religious rituals, not religious devotion, spur support for suicide attacks
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2009 |
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In a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Jeremy Ginges and Ian Hansen from the New School for Social Research along with psychologist Ara Norenzayan from t ...
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Suicide bombers' motivations are studied
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 21, 2007 |
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A British scientist says the view that suicide bombers are brainwashed, religious fanatics vulnerable through poverty and youth is not accurate.
New research may save lives in suicide bombings
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Florida Institute of Technology researchers have determined that where a person is standing in a room or other location during a suicide terrorist attack can have a great bearing on survival and injuries.
Study identifies changes to DNA in major depression and suicide
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Autopsies usually point to a cause of death but now a study of brain tissue collected during these procedures, may explain an underlying cause of major depression and suicide. The international research group, led by Dr. ...
Social support buffers adolescent depression after terrorist attacks
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have conducted a "before and after" study of depression and terrorist attacks in adolescents, demonstrating that strong social support from friends is a buffer from ...
Study finds genomic changes in the brains of people who commit suicide
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders. New light ...
Helping Loved Ones Bereaved By Suicide Or Self-Inflicted Death
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a University of Derby sociologist explores how families bereaved by suicide are finding ways to deal with the enormity of their loss. Caroline Simone, Subject Leader of Joint Honours ...
Celebs spawn copycat suicides, study confirms
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Dr Alex Mesoudi, from Queen Mary's newly established Research Centre for Psychology, has found evidence that the increasing reach and influence of the media, combined with a growing number of people assigned celebrity status, ...
More clarity needed on law of assisted suicide
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors need more clarity on what they can and cannot do within the current law on assisted suicide, according to an editorial by Dr Richard Huxtable and Professor Karen Forbes in this week's ...
Physician-assisted suicide does not increase severity of depression, grief among family members
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Unlike other forms of suicide, physician assisted death does not cause substantial regret, or a sense of rejection among surviving family members. In addition, the prevalence and severity of depression and grief among family ...
Monitoring social networking sites could prevent suicide
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Analysing posts on social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook could help to prevent suicide, according to two Victoria University researchers.
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