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Attempted suicide by jumping
Author(s) -
Prasad A.,
Lioyd G. G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb07022.x
Subject(s) - jumping , psychiatry , poison control , medicine , suicide prevention , drug overdose , harm , injury prevention , psychology , medical emergency , physiology , social psychology
– A series of 18 patients who attempted suicide by jumping is reported. All were diagnosed as being psychiatrically ill and 14 received psychiatric treatment after the episode. These patients differ in several important aspects from those who harm themselves by drug‐overdose.