Suicide and Culture in Ghana

Understanding Self-Killings Through Traditional and Modern Lenses

Berghahn Books · ISBN 978-1-80768-141-8

The first scholarly monograph devoted to suicide in Ghana. Drawing on official statistics, media coverage, literature, linguistic analysis, and interviews, Professor Adinkrah examines how local beliefs, funeral and mourning customs, and cultural expressions shape societal understandings of self-killing — across men, women, youth, the elderly, and elites — and sets out culturally informed, evidence-based prevention strategies for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. Publishing April 2027 from Berghahn Books.

Author: Mensah Adinkrah, Ph.D.. See also the research themes, publications and all books.