Crisis 2011; Vol. 32(2):61–64
© 2011 Hogrefe Publishing
Editorial
Editorial
Cultural Context Is Crucial
in Suicide Research and Prevention
Heidi Hjelmeland
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim,
and Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
According to Geertz (1973), “. . . there is no such thing as
a human nature independent of culture . . . We are . . . incomplete or unfinished animals who complete or finish
ourselves through culture . . .” (p. 49). And…
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