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Suicide
Suicide is an action in which a person intentionally causes his own death. Suicide more commonly occurs in persons suffering from depression or other mental illnesses, where a person may feel hopeless and see suicide as a way to escape the real or perceived overwhelming problems and suffering he is experiencing.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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