title: Suicide letters.
abstract: This is a study of 266 suicide letters collected over a period of 8 years (1969-1976). In the study of completed suicide cases, there are few sources of data available. A critical research may question the reliability of the study of suicide letters. In this paper the author tries to answer some of the many questions which might be posed. It is however felt that the study of suicide letters does help us to understand the mental state of suicidal victims prior to their acts. The study of suicide letter is one of the prerequisites to the understanding of this complicated human behaviour.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors; D012846:Singapore; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D014956:Writing