[Changes in the conceptualization of suicidal behavior throughout history: from antiquity to the DSM-5.]
Suicide is a universal and specific behavior of human beings which has been present throughout the history of mankind. However, throughout the ages social considerations about it have changed: the acceptance or punishment (and even how to carry out this punishment). These changes have relied upon the influence of different cultural factors. In this article, we review how the prevailing paradigms induced changes in the conceptualization of suicide.
Hospital Neuropsiquiátrico «Dr. Braulio A. Moyano». Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Federico Manuel
FM
Daray
Hospital General de Agudos «Dr. Teodoro Álvarez» Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Leandro
L
Grendas
Instituto de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).
Federico
F
Rebok
D003469:Culture; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D013405:Suicide / Q000266:history*