Author:
Krueger David W.,Hutcherson Rene
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The true intent of a suicidal act is sometimes masked by it appearing as an “accident.” Two cases are reported that present a unique opportunity to study suicide attempts that took the form of rock‐climbing “falls” and to study the two people who chose this way to die. Rock‐climbing falls, occasionally speculated about as possible suicidal equivalents yet having no recognition as such in the literature, are illustrated as methods used by these impulsive, action‐oriented and risk‐taking people.
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Clinical Psychology
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