[Suicidal ideation and completed suicide in the decameron].

CONCLUSION: Suicidal ideation and completed suicide in response to social stressors was a feature of The Decameron and it is feasible that this may have been a feature of medieval Italian culture. This would be in agreement with the findings of other studies that suggest that although commonly occurring in response to mental disorder, suicide can occur independently of such disorder as a result of a predicament in which an individual finds him/herself. PMID: 24590848 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Turkish Journal of Psychiatry - March 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pridmore S, Walter G Tags: Turk Psikiyatri Derg Source Type: research