Can Shneidman's 'Ten Commonalities of Suicide' accommodate rational suicide?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 292-299

  Werth Jr , James L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LOGIC; MENTAL HEALTH; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE; TERMINALLY ILL; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0029829365     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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