Unexpected suicide and irrational thinking in adolescence: A case report

AKÇAN R., Arslan M. M., ÇEKİN N., Karanfil R.

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE, vol.18, no.6, pp.288-290, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.05.002
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.288-290
  • Keywords: Early adolescence, Adolescents' mind, Irrational beliefs, Suicide, Sacrificing one's pet, Forensic Psychiatry, CHILDREN, DEATHS
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This report aims to draw attention to the fragility of adolescents' mind and irrational thinking in adolescence that might lead to suicide due to unusual experiences, by presenting a case of completed suicide with its unusual etiology.