PUBLIC MYTHS ABOUT SUICIDE People Often Commit Suicide Without Warning
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Sometimes a Minor Event Can Lead an Otherwise Normal Person To Commit Suicide This belief may be stated by friends and/or relatives of the suicide who may worry that something they said or did pushed the suicide "over the edge", and in sensational news reports of suicide (e.g., rock lyrics, role-playing games such as Dungeons and DragonsTM). This view is not supported by research results. Generally, suicidal persons are likely to demonstrate long-term adjustment problems as well as certain maladaptive cognitive patterns, such as deficient problem-solving skills, rigid thinking, and irrational beliefs.
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