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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]+'''Suicide''' ([[Latin]] ''sui caedere'', to [[kill]] oneself) is the act of intentionally taking one's own life. The term "suicide" can also be used to refer to a person who has killed himself or herself. Suicide may be caused by psychological factors such as the difficulty of coping with [[clinical depression|depression]] or other [[mental illness|mental disorder]]s. It may also stem from social and cultural pressures.
 +Nearly a million people worldwide commit suicide annually. While completed suicides are higher in men, women have higher rates for [[Parasuicide|suicide attempt]]s. Elderly males have the highest suicide rate, although rates for young adults have been increasing in recent years.
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 +Views toward suicide have varied in history and society. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism generally condemn suicide as a dishonorable act and some countries have made it a [[Legal views of suicide|crime]] to attempt to kill oneself. In some cultures committing suicide may be accepted under some circumstances, such as Japanese committing [[seppuku]] for [[honor]], Islamic [[suicide attack]]s, or the [[self-immolation]] of Buddhist monks as a form of protest. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007]

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Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking one's own life. The term "suicide" can also be used to refer to a person who has killed himself or herself. Suicide may be caused by psychological factors such as the difficulty of coping with depression or other mental disorders. It may also stem from social and cultural pressures. Nearly a million people worldwide commit suicide annually. While completed suicides are higher in men, women have higher rates for suicide attempts. Elderly males have the highest suicide rate, although rates for young adults have been increasing in recent years.

Views toward suicide have varied in history and society. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism generally condemn suicide as a dishonorable act and some countries have made it a crime to attempt to kill oneself. In some cultures committing suicide may be accepted under some circumstances, such as Japanese committing seppuku for honor, Islamic suicide attacks, or the self-immolation of Buddhist monks as a form of protest. [1] [Apr 2007]

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