The article “Self-immolation and its adverse life-events risk factors: results from an Iranian population” by Ahmadi, Alireza; Schwebel, David C; Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad; Taliee, Kobra; Karim, Hosein; Mohammadi, Reza, and Kermanshah at the University of Medical Sciences.http://0-search.proquest.com.books.redlands.edu/pqrl/docview/1645864331/abstract/A1D28186244447AAPQ/4?accountid=14729ic. The article search for factors that led to the substantial loss of life caused by deliberate self-immolation such as adverse life events. Immolation. This case-control study investigated adverse life-events as risk factors for self–immolation patients admitted to a burn center serving the western region of Iran. Variables investigated included the adverse life-events such as unplanned pregnancy, infertility, homelessness, financial hardship problems at work, personal history of suicide attempts, family history of suicide attempts, individual history of mental disorders, and malignant disease. The research question was what factors lead to self-immolation in Iran the topic being self-immolation’s surge. The researchers collected demographic data by using by using private and public records. Internal-coding was used to analyze the data. I believe that the research should have aimed to understand the factors that lead to self immolation as a symbolic form of suicide in Iran rather than evaluating it as a suicide based on internal conflicts. Given the nature of the environment it would have been wise to have the data also reflect the effects of social disorder on rates on self immolation. I found it to be very interesting that the study found the break-up of an intimate relationship was one of the largest contributing factors that led to self immolation. In addition, social dysfunction was found to not be among the largest contributing factors to self immolation.