Methods of suicide

Title
Methods of suicide
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:05:52
Description
A discussion on the subject of committing suicide by means of road traffic accidents. Psychiatrist Michael Simpson discusses examples of this method, and claims that according to studies by professionals, this is a common way of committing suicide. He relates the story of a young Japanese girl, whose death by diving into a volcano triggered an epidemic of suicides; this turns the conversation onto the subject of copycat suicides. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Michael Simpson
Keywords
Suicide; UK; Great Britain; Social systems; Japan; Human behaviour; Kiyoko Matsumoto

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