MicSem Publications

MicSem By Category: Suicide

Survey of Suicide Over the Last Half-Century: Update on Suicide in FSM , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Study of suicide in FSM and on Guam 2000-2015. 19 pages with tables. 2016

Suicide in FSM: A New Direction , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Analysis of recent suicide among FSM people at home and on Guam. 2017

Micronesia’s Hanging Spree , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Early attempt to offer data about the initial stages of the suicide explosion. 1976

Truk Suicide Epidemic and Social Change , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Explains the causes and psychodynamics of Micronesian suicide. 1986

Cultural Patterns in Trukese Sucide , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Presents the close cultural pattern in suicides among Chuukese. 1984

What Can We Do to Prevent Suicide? , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

Suggestions for suicide prevention strategies. 1989

Suicide in the Micronesian Family , by Francis X. Hezel, SJ

The changes in the extended family brought about by the rise of the cash economy contributed to the rise in suicide. 1989

Suicide on Guam: Putting It in Historical Perspective , by Francis X. Hezel, S.J.

Brief historical review of suicide on Guam. 2001