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“Self-burning is the only way to show how painful women's lives are”. A qualitative study of the social context of suicidal self-burning among Iraqi Kurdish women

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Published Online: 2026-04-13

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Ahmed, Darya Rostam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3987-3848
Ahmed, Jaafar O https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5904-3695
Kakamad, Karwan Kakabra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6980-3835
Rahim, Talar Jamal

HamahAmeen, Nashmeel Rasool

Heun, Reinhard https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0392-8959
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Article History

Received: 26 February 2025

Accepted: 9 March 2026

First Online: 13 April 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Scientific and Human Subjects Committee of the Psychology Department of Soran University (Approval No. 5B). All participants provided their informed consent and confidentiality was maintained throughout the study.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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