08-13-2014, 08:03 PM
Suicide is not a sin and is no longer a crime so we should stop saying that people 'commit'suicide. We now live in a time when we seek to understand people who experience suicidal ideation, behaviours and attempts and to treat them with compassion rather than condemn them. This issue is important because of the three powerful, historical and potentially stigmatising uses to which the word 'commit'has been put: 1. The word 'commit'is commonly used in connection with religious offences. Indeed suicide is considered wrong ...
(Beaton, S., Forster, P., and Maple, M., 2013, Suicide Bereavement and the Media, Advances in Mental Health, 11, 2, pp. 204–206.).
That is a very basic description/quote of the article. I have it in PDF format. I wont put the whole lot up.
(Beaton, S., Forster, P., and Maple, M., 2013, Suicide Bereavement and the Media, Advances in Mental Health, 11, 2, pp. 204–206.).
That is a very basic description/quote of the article. I have it in PDF format. I wont put the whole lot up.