Psychological Autopsies of Three Academically Talented Adolescents Who Committed Suicide
1996 ◽
Vol 7
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pp. 403-409
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Keyword(s):
In 1994, three adolescents associated with a state-supported, residential high school for academically talented students committed suicide. A psychological autopsy of each of the three suicides was, completed. This article provides a brief overview of psychological autopsy as a research method, information about the unique characteristics of each suicide, factors among the three cases that were consistent with research on adolescent suicides generally, commonalities across the three cases believed to be related to the subjects' giftedness, and themes which emerged across the cases. Suggestions are offered about how to prevent the suicides of academically talented adolescents.
2020 ◽
2006 ◽
Vol 50
(2)
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pp. 169-184
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1959 ◽
Vol 43
(246)
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pp. 19-23
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2019 ◽
2010 ◽
Vol 36
(4)
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pp. 291-309
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2020 ◽
1982 ◽
Vol 5
(1)
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pp. 62-69
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2020 ◽