| Suicide and reputation damage. | |
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PMID: 18608167 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: This paper uses the public record to explore the relationship between reputation damage and suicide. METHOD: The public record of the last 20 years was examined for examples of individuals without evidence of mental disorder who suffered actual or threatened reputation damage and suicided shortly thereafter. RESULTS: Fifteen individual cases were identified; 18 additional cases, less comprehensively detailed, were mentioned in reports of The Wood Royal Commission and Operation Auxin. All cases were male. Of the 15 individual cases, the average age was 55 years, with a range of 40 to 76 years. The available details of the 18 additional cases were consistent with these findings. CONCLUSION: Middle-aged males without clear evidence of mental disorder, who suffer actual or threatened reputation damage, may be at increased risk of suicide. Naming and shaming needs to be conducted with caution. |
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Authors:
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Saxby Pridmore; Milford McArthur |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Volume: 16 ISSN: 1440-1665 ISO Abbreviation: Australas Psychiatry Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-10 Completed Date: 2009-03-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9613603 Medline TA: Australas Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 312-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia. spridmore@iprimus.com.au |
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Adult Affect Aged Female Humans Male Middle Aged Morals Public Opinion* Self Concept* Suicide / prevention & control, psychology*, statistics & numerical data* Suicide, Attempted / prevention & control, statistics & numerical data |
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Australas Psychiatry. 2008 Dec;16(6):459-60
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