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The mirror's use in suicide |
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| Authors: | L Riddick P G Mussell G D Cumberland |
| Affiliation: | Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Mobile 36607. |
| Abstract: | Eleven suicides in which the victim took his or her life while looking into a mirror are presented. The psychoanalytic implications of this extreme form of narcissism are discussed. Investigators should have a high index of suspicion of suicide in cases where a dead body is positioned in front of or near a mirror. |
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