The Evolution of Suicide | Nicholas Humphreys
Philosophy For Our Times
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The Risk of Suicide
A survey of 306 Chinese patients who'd been hospitalized following a suicide attempt found that 35% had contemplated suicide for less than 10 minutes. In parts of Asia people are known to hang themselves simply by kneeling and leaning into the ramp. Jekinta Saldana, a nurse in charge of Princess Kate Littleton in the London hospital, hanged herself a day after accepting a hoax telephone call from a radio station. More typically among today's American high school students, 60% have considered killing themselves.
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