This paper examines the relation of marital separation and divorce to suicide. Those persons seriously discussing separation, not actually separated, tended to be less frequently suicidal than long-term separated/divorced. The authors believe that the findings in regard to vacillation and interspouse aggression are especially interesting and merit…

Severly depressed children were identified who were also self-abusive and/or suicidal. Case study revealed fragmented, pathological homes, where the children's affect disorders were symptomatic of acute family breakdown, marital disharmony, and violence, both verbal and physical. Follow-up on children revealed that no child had committed suicide.…

Men and women were randomly chosen from courthouse divorce files. After initial contact by mail and by phone, those who agreed were mailed questionnaires developed to assess adjustment to divorce and to obtain information about the nature of divorce. Of those sent questionnaires, 44% completed and returned the assessment; the total sample…