Suicidal behaviour and HIV disease: A case report
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- counselling in-action
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Counselling Psychology Quarterly
- Vol. 5 (4) , 411-415
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09515079208254485
Abstract
This case history describes the attempted suicide by jumping in front of a London Underground train of a man with advanced HIV disease. It illustrates the complex relationship between HIV disease and suicidal behaviour. Although the attempt was made by a man with AIDS, it is by no means evident that this disease was the sole or even the primary cause of his wish to die. This account is also interesting because of the unusual method used, the sudden onset of suicidal feelings and the patient's interpretation of the reason for his survival.Keywords
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