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BANOS-CHAPARRO, Jonatan. Why is suicide a social problem?. Medisur [online]. 2024, vol.22, n.1, pp. 205-209.  Epub Mar 28, 2024. ISSN 1727-897X.

Suicide is a persistent social and public health problem; every year represents a global crisis that affects contemporary societies. A dominant psychopathological perspective summarizes current understanding. However, empirical evidence suggests that suicide is a complex, ambivalent and multidimensional phenomenon, involving social, economic, cultural and educational aspects. Every death by suicide is a failure of society and public policies. The purpose of this work is to offer some reasons to conceptualize suicide as a social problem.

Keywords : suicide; suicide prevention; social factors; population; health policy.

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