In the Swedish popular science magazine Forskning och Framsteg, Christian provides a historical review of animal suicid research. The question of whether animals commit suicide has long interested scientists, not least because it is an anomaly in the evolutionary principle of survival. However, it appears that suicide may be a phenomenon rooted in human comprehension of concepts like meaning and purposelessness, a kind of byproduct of higher cognitive abilities. Simultaneously, humans possess the resilience and capability to endure hardships and persist through challenges.
Read the article here (in Swedish).
Rücklab - Psychiatry research at Karolinska Institutet 