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Biological Correlates of Suicide across the Life Span

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Life Span Perspectives of Suicide

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Much has been said about the psychological implications of the various stages of life as regards suicide. The life span is generally depicted as involving a dynamic, ever-changing interplay of both internal and external forces that largely determine the nature and stability of a person’s emotional experience. A major focus has been on developmental tasks and goals that, if incompletely or tardily accomplished, become an obstacle to subsequent growth, and a source of psychic pain conducive to self-destructive activity.

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Motto, J.A., Reus, V.I. (1991). Biological Correlates of Suicide across the Life Span. In: Leenaars, A.A. (eds) Life Span Perspectives of Suicide. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0724-0_13

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