PSYCH 172: Suicide - Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors, Treatment, and Prevention
London, 1895.
A strange series of events had unsettled the city. A young student, overwhelmed by humiliation and loneliness, had survived a suicidal crisis. An elderly widower had withdrawn from his neighbours and stopped attending his medical appointments. A successful businessman, outwardly composed, had concealed a growing sense of hopelessness.
Their circumstances appeared entirely different. Yet each had approached a moment when life seemed unbearable.
The Commissioner summoned Medlock Holmes.
“Three people, Holmes. Three very different lives. Is there one explanation?”
Holmes studied…
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