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Accident or suicide? Single-vehicle car accidents and the intent hypothesis.
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1995
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Single-vehicle CrashesSocial PsychologySafety ScienceDeath EducationInjury PreventionParasuicide GuidesTraffic InjurySocial SciencesPsychologyAccident InvestigationForensic MedicineTransport AccidentBehavioral SciencesPsychiatryRoad Traffic SafetyHomicideDeath InvestigationSuicideEnd-of-life IssueIntent HypothesisMedicinePsychopathologyBrief Case StudiesPost-traumatic Stress Disorder
Brief case studies of single-vehicle crashes are used to explore the relationship between this method of death and the intent to suicide. The concept of parasuicide guides this investigation and the data reported suggest that the hypothesized relationship may be valid. The authors conclude with a discussion of implications involving this mode of behavior.