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Desperate Acts for Desperate Times: Looming Vulnerability and Suicide

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    John H. Riskind, Daniel G. Long, Nathan L. Williams & Jennifer C. White

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Riskind, J.H., Long, D.G., Williams, N.L., White, J.C. (2002). Desperate Acts for Desperate Times: Looming Vulnerability and Suicide. In: Suicide Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47233-3_8

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