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Suicide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

H. G. Morgan
H. G. Morgan*
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Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol, 39–41 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8DZ
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As it is a special interest of mine, I read about suicide regularly. Most often this is because of the need to prepare a talk of some kind. I also read frequently in search of help in dealing with a clinical problem concerning a patient at risk. Less commonly, when I am not pressed for time, I am able to indulge in the luxury of reading for its own sake, out of sheer interest and curiosity, following up themes wherever they take me. Each of these approaches complements the others in an attempt to understand the complex phenomenon of suicide.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 5 , May 1988 , pp. 725 - 726
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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