Suicide

freedom to end one's life

message left behind before a person kills themself

soliloquy in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet

war between Great Britain and Iran

thoughts, ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of ending one's life

alt=David - The Death of Socrates|thumb|Socrates about to take the poison cup (detail from The Death of Socrates) Suicidology is the scientific study of suicidal behaviour, the causes of suicidality and suicide prevention. Every year, more than 720,000 people die by suicide in the world, setting its mortality rate at about 9/100,000. Suicidologists believe that suicide is largely preventable with the right actions, knowledge about suicide, and a change in society's view of suicide to make it more acceptable to talk about suicide. Suicidology draws from many fields of social science, primarily

clinical application of psychiatry in emergency settings

attempt to kill oneself that results in survival

thought experiment in which one plays Russian roulette with the trigger connected to the Geiger counter measuring the decay of a radioactive atom

phenomenon where one is more likely to die on or close to one’s birthday

philosophical aspects of suicide

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practice of people travelling to a specific jurisdiction to kill themselves

case in which an individual leaves evidence to suggest that they are dead

worldwide incidence of suicide

situation in which a person is attempting to kill themselves or is seriously contemplating or planning to do so

inducement to suicide

self-destructive behavior by an animal, inducing their own death

legal consequences of suicide

Rapid increase of suicides