The Type of Feelings of Worthlessness That Poses a High Risk for Suicide in Depression and Why
There is large consensus across clinical research that feelings of worthlessness (FOW) are one of the highest risk factors for a patient’s depression becoming suicidal. In this paper, I attempt to make sense of this empirical relationship from a phenomenological perspective. I propose that there ar...
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| Main Author: | Danica Janse van Vuuren |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Philosophy of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/211 |
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