Some societies believe that suicide is a hushed-up matter, something to be ashamed of. Others feel that it is a form of bravery worthy of exaltation. The former type of society prefers to hush up the matter of suicide, without showing it on a death certificate.
有的社會認為自殺是忌諱、是可恥的，有的則認為是勇敢、值得讚揚的；前者的家屬可能為了面子問題，保持緘默或隱瞞事實，使死亡診斷書無法「從實招來」。