Suicide

Selcuk University details research in suicide

Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, January 25th, 2010

According to recent research published in the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, "Suicide by ligature strangulation, which gives the initial impression of a homicide, is very rare. In this article, 3 suicidal death cases caused by ligature strangulation in Konya between 2001 and 2006 are presented."

"The first victim was a 68-year-old man who suffered from depression and lived alone in a cottage house. He terminated his life by applying a tourniquet to his neck after leaving a suicide note. The second victim was a 70-year-old woman who was found dead on the floor of the living room in her house. After she cut the vessels in her wrist, she tied...

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Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2010-01-25)

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