Observations on Double Suicide: Review of the Literature and Two Case Reports

Patricia A. Santy, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 36, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1982.36.1.23

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This article reviews the literature on double suicide and presents two cases: a suicide pact between two young women, and a pact between an older married couple. The cases are unique in that all four participants were in psychotherapy prior to their successful suicides, thus making antecedent histories available for review. Using these two detailed cases and two other cases reported in the literature, some general observations on the psychodynamics of suicide pacts are discussed.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 36 • Number 1 • 1982, pp. 1–142

Pages: 23 - 31

PubMed: 7081513

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Published in print: 1982, pp. 1–142

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Patricia A. Santy, M.D.^*

Los Angeles, CA

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Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles. Mailing address: Dept. of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center D-5, 1000 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90509.

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Observations on Double Suicide: Review of the Literature and Two Case Reports

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