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Suicide in Asia : causes and prevention / edited by Paul S.F. Yip.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suicide--Risk factors--Asia--Cross-cultural studies.
- Suicide.
- Suicide--Asia--Prevention--Cross-cultural studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides detailed analyses of suicide in eight Asian societies. Asia as a whole is under rapid transition and transformation, and the associated stress and depression are both closely linked to suicide.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Japan; 3. South Korea; 4. Mainland China; 5. Hong Kong; 6. Taiwan; 7. Thailand; 8. Singapore; 9. India; 10. Conclusion and Reflections; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-154) and index.
- ISBN:
- 988-220-743-X
- 1-282-70937-2
- 9786612709371
- 988-8052-78-0
- OCLC:
- 647840312
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