Melancholy suicide. –This is connected with a general state of extreme depression and exaggerated sadness, causing the patient no longer to realize sanely the bonds which connect him with people and things about him. Pleasures no longer attract;

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Melancholy suicide is depression that has caused a person to lose the ability to feel pleasure in normal activities. They are unable to enjoy their lives even when they are being paid for it. This is connected with a general state of extreme depression and exaggerated sadness, causing the patient no longer to realize sanely the bonds which connect him with people and things about him. Pleasures no longer attract; The definition for melancholy suicide is depression that has caused a person to lose the ability to feel pleasure in normal activities. They are unable to enjoy their lives even when they are being paid for it.

Source: On Suicide: A Study In Sociology

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