TITLE

Can suicide ever be 'rational'?

AUTHOR(S)
O'Neill, Terry
PUB. DATE
December 2000
SOURCE
Report / Newsmagazine (National Edition);12/18/2000, Vol. 27 Issue 16, p56
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Discusses the suicides of two school-age children in British Columbia as a result of bullying. Reasons children become bullies, including imitating the violence they see in their own homes; Potential reasons for the use of suicide to escape bullying, including the acceptance of euthanasia and the belief by victims that it is the only way for bullies to be held accountable.
ACCESSION #
3908190

Tags: BULLYING;  CHILDREN -- Suicidal behavior;  SCHOOL children -- Psychology;  AGGRESSION (Psychology) in children

 

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