Sylvia Plath's Son and Suicide in Families

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Sylvia Plath's Son and Suicide in Families

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Mar 24, 2009

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The recent suicide of Sylvia Plath's son, Nicholas Hughes, makes us question whether suicidal tendency runs in families. But the science remains complex. Christie Nicholson reports

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Mar 24, 2009

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