Last wills and testaments in a large sample of suicide notes: Implications for testamentary capacity
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Last wills and testaments in a large sample of suicide notes: implications for testamentary capacity.
BACKGROUND The leaving of a will prior to death by suicide is a relatively unexplored area. AIMS To determine the frequency and details of will content in suicide notes. METHOD Coroner records for 1565 deaths by suicide in Toronto (2003-2009) were reviewed for (a) will content and (b) the presence of depression, psychotic illness, dementia and intoxication prior to death. RESULTS In total...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.145722