A Suicide By Self-Immolation — Psychosocial Perspectives

Subhash C. Inamdar, Richard A. Oberfield and Evelyn B. Darrell
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Subhash C. Inamdar: New York University Medical Center
Richard A. Oberfield: Psychiatry New York University Medical Center
Evelyn B. Darrell: Clinical Psychology New York University Medical Center

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1983, vol. 29, issue 2, 130-133

Abstract: This paper reports on a case of suicide by self-immolation on the funeral pyre of the husband. The custom of Sati or widow-burning is reviewed historically and its meaning explored within the psycho-social setting of Hinduism. The contribution of developmental events and psychiatric illness is considered.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1177/002076408302900206

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