Cooperation of Some Wives in Their Husbands' Suicides
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13660539 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marv Miller (San Diego, California), M V Miller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-42 |
| Publication date | 1979-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1979.44.1.39 |
| PMID | 461622 |
| OpenAlex | W2026619902 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Basic patterns of spouse-assisted suicides are discussed in terms of euthanasia, wives' subconscious or ambivalent desires for their husbands' deaths, and the inability of some wives to initiate any life-saving action during their husbands' suicidal crises. Two case studies illustrate how wives may sometimes play passive or active roles in their husbands' suicides
Action (physics · Alternative medicine · Ambivalence · Sociology · Spouse · Subconscious · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |