@article{ref1,
title="Suicide attempt by pacemaker system abuse: a case report with comments on the psychological adaptation of pacemaker patients",
journal="Pacing and clinical electrophysiology",
year="1980",
author="Simon, A. B. and Kleinman, P. and Janz, N.",
volume="3",
number="2",
pages="224-228",
abstract="Thirty patients selected at random from a pacemaker clinic were interviewed to gain an understanding of how psychological symptoms in these patients related to their cardiac condition. In 20% veiled depression or even a wish to die was elicited. Joking, fantasies, and denial were common psychological mechanisms used to adapt to their illness and the pacemaker itself. A dramatic example of attempted suicide in which the patient tried to cut the subcutaneously implanted pacemaker leads is presented and illustrated.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-8389",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}