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The phenomenon of suicide bombing: a review of psychological and nonpsychological factors.
Crisis. 2006; 27(3):107-18.C

Abstract

This article reviews the literature on the phenomenon of suicide bombing. It addresses the question of just how much a psychological understanding of the individuals involved can aid in prevention. The article looks at historical, epidemiological, and cultural perspectives and compares the nonpsychological and psychological approaches to suicide bombing. On the basis of the material available it seems that social processes such as group-dynamic indoctrination and political factors are decisive in analyzing this problem. Cultural, nationalistic, and religious factors are important. The conclusion is that in suicidal bombing, suicide is instrumental in the context of war, not in the context of psychopathology. Suicide bombing is instrumental in realizing fatalities, and it is only one of many weapons. The act of killing in warfare is more important to understanding suicidal terrorism than the act of suicide. This explains why psychological profiling of suicidal terrorists has to date not been successful.

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Grimland M
Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider's Children's Medical Center of Israel, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel.
Apter A
No affiliation info available
Kerkhof A
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Explosive AgentsHumansMass MediaPoliticsPsychologySuicideTerrorism

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17091820

Citation

Grimland, Meytal, et al. "The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing: a Review of Psychological and Nonpsychological Factors." Crisis, vol. 27, no. 3, 2006, pp. 107-18.
Grimland M, Apter A, Kerkhof A. The phenomenon of suicide bombing: a review of psychological and nonpsychological factors. Crisis. 2006;27(3):107-18.
Grimland, M., Apter, A., & Kerkhof, A. (2006). The phenomenon of suicide bombing: a review of psychological and nonpsychological factors. Crisis, 27(3), 107-18.
Grimland M, Apter A, Kerkhof A. The Phenomenon of Suicide Bombing: a Review of Psychological and Nonpsychological Factors. Crisis. 2006;27(3):107-18. PubMed PMID: 17091820.
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