Sati: A type of nonpsychiatric suicide

Crisis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-77

  Bhugra, Dinesh ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Hindus; India; Psychiatric; Sati

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; REVIEW; SUICIDE; WIDOW;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CULTURE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RELIGION; SUICIDE; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 22544445255     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.26.2.73     Document Type: Review

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