Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline: was the COVID-19 pandemic a potentially important stressor?

IntroductionSelf-immolation is an uncommon way of attempting and committing a suicide, with a fatality rate of 80%. The risk factors in self-immolation victims vary depending on demographic characteristics, socio-economic and cultural factors as well as religious beliefs. Whether the COVID-19 pandem...

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Main Authors: Jelena V. Jeremic, Jovan M. Mihaljevic, Ivan L. J. Radosavljevic, Milana M. Jurisic, Branko J. Suđecki, Milan T. Stojicic, Milan D. Jovanović, Zorana Pavlovic, Kristina G. Radenovic, Nikola V. Milic, Vedrana Pavlovic, Natasa M. Milic, Marko S. Jovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1234584/full