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Confronting Suicide--Part I. - Harvard Mental Health Letter, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 71, Family, 1522-3213; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Confronting Suicide--Part I, May 2003; pp. 1-4.

"The mental health system is the institution and mental health professionals are the people most often called on to respond to suicidal thoughts, threats, and behavior. It is the most serious psychiatric emergency and one of the most difficult problems encountered in the treatment of mental illness and emotional disorders." (HARVARD MENTAL HEALTH LETTER) This article outlines the demography of suicide and identifies the risk factors for it.

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Psychological autopsy
Serotonin
Suicidal behavior
Suicide--Genetic aspects
Suicide--Risk factors
Suicide--Statistics

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