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Parental Loss and Attempted Suicide: A Further Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

S. Greer
S. Greer*
Affiliation:
King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, S.E.5; Havelock Clink, Perth, Western Australia
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A study of the relationship between attempted suicide and parental loss in childhood has been described in a previous publication (13).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 , Issue 486 , May 1966 , pp. 465 - 470
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1966 

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