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Physical Disease, Hypochondria, and Alcohol Addiction in Suicides Committed by Mental Hospital Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Asser Stenback ,
K. A. Achté  and
R. H. Rimón
Asser Stenback
Affiliation:
Hesperia Hospital, Helsinki; University of Helsinki, Finland
K. A. Achté
Affiliation:
Hesperia Hospital, Helsinki; University of Helsinki, Finland
R. H. Rimón
Affiliation:
Hesperia Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Extract

A study was made of 57 suicides committed by mental hospital patients in Helsinki in the period 1952 to 1963 (Achté, Stenback and Teräväinen, 1965). This report is concerned with the frequency of physical disease, hypochondria, and alcoholism in these 57 suicides.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 111 , Issue 479 , October 1965 , pp. 933 - 937
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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