Comments on: Europe and Suicide http://brainblogger.com/2008/07/12/europe-and-suicide/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:32:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Norman Fried http://brainblogger.com/2008/07/12/europe-and-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-252321 Norman Fried Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:34:18 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=1071#comment-252321 Kelly I posted my reply to your article on the Britannica Blog Site. thanks for your input. Would like to hear your thoughts. Kelly
I posted my reply to your article on the Britannica Blog Site. thanks for your input. Would like to hear your thoughts.

]]> By: Tom Harper http://brainblogger.com/2008/07/12/europe-and-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-251626 Tom Harper Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:37:20 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=1071#comment-251626 I'm guessing this is mostly Northern Europe -- Germany, Holland, Scandanavia, etc. I remember reading a long time ago that one of those countries (Finland I think) had the world's highest suicide rate. Religious beliefs and social taboos are less prevalent in those countries. Also (this is a huge generalization), most people in those countries are very orderly and even-tempered. I think there's supposed to be an inverse relationship; that the less volatile and more polite a society is, the more likely they are to direct anger and aggression inward instead of outward. I read that in a James Michener novel, for whatever that's worth. I'm glad the EU is acknowledging this problem and trying to get a handle on it. I’m guessing this is mostly Northern Europe — Germany, Holland, Scandanavia, etc. I remember reading a long time ago that one of those countries (Finland I think) had the world’s highest suicide rate.

Religious beliefs and social taboos are less prevalent in those countries. Also (this is a huge generalization), most people in those countries are very orderly and even-tempered. I think there’s supposed to be an inverse relationship; that the less volatile and more polite a society is, the more likely they are to direct anger and aggression inward instead of outward. I read that in a James Michener novel, for whatever that’s worth.

I’m glad the EU is acknowledging this problem and trying to get a handle on it.

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