Group Suicides On The Rise In Japan
Japan recorded a total of 91 suicides in 2005 through what is known as group suicides organized through the Internet, up from 55 deaths the previous year, according to a recent survey. The number of group suicides and related deaths// almost tripled from 2003, the first year the National Police Agency kept records of the phenomenon. Group suicides have been widespread throughout Japan...Assam Reports HIV Suicides, Treatment a Distant Dream
At least a dozen HIV-positive people have committed suicide in Assam in the last few months while hundreds of others are struggling for survival// as there is virtually no access to treatment. "We have details of about 10 HIV-positive people who committed suicide in recent months. The situation is indeed alarming as there could be more such people who might have ended their lives unab...Study Examines the Pathologization of Guantanamo Suicides
In an article published in International Political Sociology, author Alison Howell traces the psychological pathologization of the Guantanamo detainees//, noting that both advocates and resisters of the detainment accredit the attempted suicides to the impaired psyches of the suspects. As the high prevalence of suicide attempts at the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention center has com...Army to Conduct Psychological Tests During Recruits to Curb Suicides
The Indian Army is to conduct psychological tests on its recruits in a bid to control the large number of suicides and fratricides that have occurred in the past few years, a defence scientist said Friday. "Through the new tests (being introduced from October), we would be able to gauge the personality of a recruit, his ability to grasp a given situation and the ratio of positive t...