Suicidal Behaviour

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  • Rajan Thavasothy
چکیده

U.. I t A I _ I I _ II Jl by J. Wallace McCulloch and Alistair E. Philip Pergamon Press. ?2.50 The severity of the problem of suicidal behaviour is focused by the fact that 'in the world every year, the equivalent of the population of a city such as Edinburgh kills itself and the equivalent of the population of London indulges in some form of non-fatal suicidal behaviour'; it thus warrants a wider knowledge of the scientific aspects of the problem, particularly by those providing valuable preventive measures, be they Samaritans, social workers or

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دوره 1972  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 1972