The suicide of Ṣàngó through the prism of Integrated Motivational–Volitional model of suicide: implications for culturally sensitive public education among the Yorùbá

Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 408-417

  Atilola, Olayinka ^a   Ayinde, Olatunde ^b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

culture; Integrated Motivational Volitional model of suicide; suicide; Yoruba

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942192636     PISSN: 13674676     EISSN: 14699737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2015.1073706     Document Type: Article

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