title: [Suicidal action and sacrificial violence: systemic and anthropological hypothesis].
abstract: Studies concerning suicidal behavior show practical limitations of epidemiology and risk factor analysis. Suicidal behaviour is usually considered as a consequence of mental disease, but suicide cannot be studied without addressing the context of the acting-out. Suicide attempt can be interpreted as a thematic relational act, in which the central phenomenon is anger. Using the anthropological hypothesis of scapegoating described by René Girard and a theoretical systemic approach, we propose a vision of suicide attempts in a micro-social context, offering a new interpretation of the acting-out. Application of the hypothesis to the suicidal context shows that suicidal behavior may be considered as a relationship modality. The understanding of rivalry mechanisms and integration of care in a context which takes account of the complexity of suicidal behaviour offers the possibility of developing potentially valuable approaches to prevention.
authors.affiliation: Equipe Rapide d'Intervention de Crise (ERIC), EPS Charcot, Plaisir.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pochard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robin
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Faessel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kannas
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000786:Anger; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009042:Motivation; D012539:Scapegoating; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention