title: Roulette of the road: a new kind of suicide attempt? A preliminary report.
abstract: The author reports on children aged 7-14 who throw an object onto the highway shortly before a car comes and run to fetch it in front of the approaching automobile. He discusses the problems linked with that roulette-style play with death.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hes
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005715:Gambling; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*