Although there are not less than 5,000 interpretations on suicide, "Generally speaking, these can be divided into three sub-areas: individual psychological factors, the influence of the society's cultural environment, and mental illness," Professor Lin adds.
談到自殺的原因，十分錯綜複雜，學者專家各有說法，發表的論文不下五千種，「一般說來，可分為個人心理因素、社會文化環境的影響，及精神疾病等三類」，林憲教授指出。