Citation

Olin HS. Am. J. Psychother. 1978; 32(2): 270-275.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

677355

Abstract

A hypothesis is proposed that the nonpsychotic patient in the presuicidal state may have impaired reality testing in which the act of suicide is perceived as not leading to injury or death. Impaired reality testing may be enhanced by intense affects, drugs, and sleep deprivation.

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