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Double suicide attempt.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19296020     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A suicide pact is an agreement between two or more people to kill themselves. They represent 0.6-4.0 percent of all suicides, with the vast majority being double suicides. Double suicides are quite rare and are generally seen in old, married couples. We present a double suicide pact involving two young brothers aged 20 and 22 years. Using these two detailed cases and other cases reported in the literature, some general observations on the psychodynamics of suicide pacts are discussed. This is the first study in the literature on a suicide pact made by two brothers.
Authors:
C Hocaoglu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Singapore medical journal     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0037-5675     ISO Abbreviation:  Singapore Med J     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-19     Completed Date:  2009-07-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404516     Medline TA:  Singapore Med J     Country:  Singapore    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e81-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey. chocaoglu@superonline.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Depression / etiology
Family Health
Fathers
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Marriage
Models, Psychological
Mothers
Siblings
Social Isolation
Suicide, Attempted / psychology*

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