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Financial loss and suicide
The current Western psychiatric wisdom states that suicide is always or almost always associated with mental disorder. Careful Asian studies are casting doubt on this conclusion. Using information from the public record (newspapers, coroner’s reports, and various web-based sources), we sought evidence that, in the absence of mental disorder, suicide may be associated with major financial loss. Reports of 15 individuals who completed suicide following major financial loss were identified, thus an association between these events is supported.
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Publication title
Malaysian Journal of Medical ScienceVolume
19Pagination
74-76ISSN
1394-195XDepartment/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
Universiti Sains Malaysia * School of Medical SciencesPlace of publication
Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, MalaysiaRights statement
Copyright 2012 The Malaysian Journal of Medical SciencesRepository Status
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