International survey: Views on suicides

The purpose of the research is to establish attitudes towards suicide in general and at the same time to identify the causes of suicidal attempts. The research deals with the views on suicide at the level of the individual, the "nearest person" and people in general. The aim of the study is to determine which set of factors (social, medical, psychological) influence suicidal attempts the most. Authors of the original research: Rene F.W. Diekstra and Ad Kerkhof, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Leiden NL.