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Prognosis After Attempted Suicide Impaired By Psychiatric Disorder
By Depressed Jane | November 19, 2008
People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed in committing suicide at a later date. The risk is particularly high for people with serious psychiatric disorder, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. One in ten suicide attempters actually commit suicide later on in life.
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