title: Suicide pact among three young sisters.
abstract: A suicide pact is an agreement between two or more people to kill themselves. They represent 0.6-4.0% of all suicides, the vast majority being double suicides. We present a triple suicide pact involving three young sisters. Atypical features of this case include the number of participants, their young ages, and their good health conditions. Similarities to previously reported cases include participants having family disturbances, histories of depression and borderline personality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey. aaltindag@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altindag
authors.forename: Medaim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D013406:Suicide, Attempted