Differences between genuine and simulated suicide notes.
A text analysis of 33 pairs of genuine and simulated suicides indicated that simulated notes are less concerned with others, focus more on the reasons for their suicide, and use more negations (such as no and not).
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Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
D000328:Adult; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D014342:Truth Disclosure