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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > social life > death > suicide
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death > suicide
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > death > suicide
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > death > suicide
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > death > suicide
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > death > suicide
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > health (social problems) > suicide

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  • Suicide in Africa has an indigenous aspect, a modern aspect, and a large grey area where the two blend that has yet to be thoroughly studied. The relatively few modern studies include such small populations that any general statement would be inadequate, except that suicide exists in modern Africa, and most of the cases documented are linked to depression, drug or alcohol abuse, pesticide poisoning, physical illness, or mental illness. [Source: Encyclopedia of African Religion; Suicide]

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