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Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology 4/2021

16.06.2021 | Letter to the Editor

Clandestine mummified remains

verfasst von: Vladimir Živković, Danica Cvetković, Irina Damjanjuk, Slobodan Nikolić

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 4/2021

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People inclined to preserve bodies of dead relatives, as reactions to grief and acts of denial, show traits of abnormal personality or psychosis and social isolation. They probably had a pathological relationship with the deceased [1]. However, the subjects who intentionally keep the bodies of their loved ones for financial profit are not socially isolated, their past medical history shows no evidence of a psychotic breakdown, and they try to hide the bodies [2]. Sometimes the reasons to preserve or abandon bodies of deceased relatives are more complex. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Clandestine mummified remains
verfasst von
Vladimir Živković
Danica Cvetković
Irina Damjanjuk
Slobodan Nikolić
Publikationsdatum
16.06.2021
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 4/2021
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-021-00397-7

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