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. 2020 Jul:289:113105.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113105. Epub 2020 May 16.

COVID-19 suicidal behavior among couples and suicide pacts: Case study evidence from press reports

Mark D Griffiths  1 , Mohammed A Mamun  2
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COVID-19 suicidal behavior among couples and suicide pacts: Case study evidence from press reports

Mark D Griffiths et al. Psychiatry Res. 2020 Jul.
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Keywords: COVID-19 psychological impacts; COVID-19 suicide; Coronavirus suicide; Couple suicide; Suicide pact.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors of the paper do not have any conflict of interest. The authors involved in this research communication do not have any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.

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