Suicide and masochism: The evolving relationship between guilt,suffering, self-attack and suicide |
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Authors: | Mark J Goldblatt |
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Institution: | 1. McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Belmont , MA , USA Mark_Goldblatt@hms.harvard.edu |
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Abstract: | Masochism is a complex and intriguing phenomenon. Self-attack may serve many purposes. Some patients suffer through harsh self-criticism, bodily harm, or even tormenting thoughts of death, without actually killing themselves. Some of these patients ultimately may go on to die by suicide, but for many, the self-torturing aspect may exist independently in acute or chronic forms. This paper addresses the complex relationship between masochism and suicide as two separate yet interconnected phenomena. |
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Keywords: | suicide masochism self-attack suffering guilt |
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