An existential-contextual meditation on suicide

There is a myriad of approaches to suicide. The biomedical model is the hegemonic approach in the scientific literature and the health field. This paper presents an alter- native, an existential-contextual model of suicide. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part is dedicated to the existential dimension of suicide, i.e. the relationship of suicide with basic concerns, limit situations, and psychological worlds. The second part - dedicated to the contextual dimension of suicide - examines the contextual philosophy and problematic life contexts associated with suicide. The main conclusion reflects the need to meditate on the phenomenon of suicide (its nature and meaning) before designing an empirical research, initiating an aid plan or disseminating pre- vention strategies.