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Suicidal Behaviour in Severely Mentally Handicapped Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ruth M. Walters
Ruth M. Walters*
Affiliation:
Stoke Park Hospital, 10 Downs Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3TX
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Four patients with IQs below 50 displayed suicidal behaviour. This refutes the notion that the severely mentally handicapped are unable to form such an intention.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 3 , September 1990 , pp. 444 - 446
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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