Self-immolation, suicide and self-harm in Buddhist and Western traditions

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-317

  Kelly, Brendan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Buddhism; cross cultural comparison; psychotherapy; self injurious behaviour; suicide

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHINESE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; LITERATURE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIGION; SUICIDE; TEACHING; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

BUDDHISM; CHINA; CHRISTIANITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUTHANASIA; HUMANS; INDIA; JAPAN; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 79960818629     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461511402869     Document Type: Article

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