Patterns of Suicide in the Past

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In this podcast Rab outlines historic patterns of suicide and explores attitudes towards it. Historic suicide resembles modern in important regards such as the predominance of males among those who kill themselves. The most distinctive feature is the very high proportion of suicides in past centuries, who were children or young adults. This podcast tries to explain this disturbing historic pattern.

Image of the week: restraint blanket, Brighton Mental Hospital, early twentieth century
Full Bibliographic Record: Wellcome Library Catalogue L0066388
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