
@article{ref1,
title="Attempted suicide: an ethological perspective",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="1980",
author="Goldney, Robert D.",
volume="10",
number="3",
pages="131-141",
abstract="Attempted suicides are complex phenomena. Examination of the observed and described behavior permits an analogy to be drawn between them and the biological concept of &quot;conservation withdrawal.&quot; This cognizance of innate of innate responses, individual differences and changing socio-cultural standards. Such a formulation more readily allows a non-judgemental approach to the patient, with acceptance of both the appeal and wish to die components. In addition, it offers a different view of the nosological debate, rendering the differences more apparent than real.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}