Post-Camping Depression: A Lethal Possibility

DAVID J. MULLERAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.1.109

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A two-day therapeutic camping trip with the patients, their relatives, and the staff of an adult treatment team at the Fort Logan Mental Health Center in Denver was followed by widespread depressive symptoms in many. The post-camping letdown resulted in the suicide of one patient and a suicidal gesture by another. The author suggests some possible explanations and preventive approaches.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 128 • Number 1 • July 1971

Pages: 109 - 111

PubMed: 5170599

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Published in print: July 1971

Published online: 1 April 2006

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DAVID J. MULLER

Adams County Team Leader, Fort Logan Mental Health Center, 3520 W. Oxford, Denver, Colo. 80236

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Post-Camping Depression: A Lethal Possibility

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