Citation

Lester D. Act. Nerv. Super. 1990; 32(1): 6-11.

Affiliation

Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, N.J.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Avicenum)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2363341

Abstract

Thirteen famous writers who completed suicide during this Century were analyzed for common themes in their lives. Affective disorder and depression were found to be common. In addition, alcohol abuse was present in about a third of the writers. For six of them, the possibility of being unable to continue to write productively played a role in their depression and eventual suicide.

Language: en