Four famous suicides in history and lessons learned: A narrative review
| Autor: | Andrew J. Hamilton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Psychoanalysis
biology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Bipolar mood disorder biology.organism_classification Mental illness medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry SOCRATES 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Cleopatra 0302 clinical medicine medicine Narrative review 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology Social psychology Scientific disciplines |
| Zdroj: | Mental Health & Prevention. 4:138-145 |
| ISSN: | 2212-6570 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mhp.2016.08.001 |
| Popis: | History can complement the scientific disciplines in teaching us about the nature of suicide. The death of Socrates, especially as described by Xenophon, suggests fear of the frailties of old age as a motive for suicide. A Platonic view implies heroism and martyrdom. Cleopatra's death and Kurt Cobain's signify the importance of losing when the stakes are high, to the extent that the potential loss is simply too great to live with. Hemingway's death provides strong evidence for a genetic role at play, coupled with various risk factors, most notably mental illness (probably bipolar mood disorder) and setting unrealistic goals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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