Citation

O'Donnell I, Farmer R, Catalan J. Br. J. Psychiatry 1993; 163: 45-48.

Affiliation

University of Oxford, Centre for Criminological Research.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8353698

Abstract

Detailed case reports of incidents of suicide and attempted suicide on the London Underground railway system between 1985 and 1989 were examined for the presence of suicide notes. The incidence of note-leaving was 15%. Notes provided little insight into the causes of suicide as subjectively perceived, or strategies for suicide prevention.

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