TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Suicidal depression in ancient Egypt
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Ali, Ziad
A1  - El-Mallakh, Rif S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the oldest record of a depressed individual contemplating suicide. <br><br>METHOD: A directed review of ancient Egyptology literature of translations and discussion regarding a papyrus that is approximately 4,000 years old. <br><br>RESULTS: The content of the document is consistent with a man going through a severe depression and is contemplating suicide. However, this does not appear to be a suicide note, but more of an ancient example of 'journaling' or working through the thoughts of suicide and its possible consequences to the man's eternal life in the afterworld. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Presentation of depression, the reasons for considering suicide, and the process by which an individual works through those thoughts have not varied significantly over the past 4,000 years.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1878079
ID  - ref1
ER  -