Community | March 23, 2009 | 2 comments

Sylvia Plath's son kills himself

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/23/sylvia-plath-son-kills-himself

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The son of poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath has killed himself, 46 years after his mother gassed herself while he slept. Nicholas Hughes, 47, hanged himself at home in Alaska after a battle with depression.
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  • ksimpson
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    • How sad. The Welcome Trust certainly seem to think there is a genetic connection in depression. Last year they dedicated £1.4 million to researching it... one of their research fellows, Profession Flint, says "We know that major depression has a genetic component. This project aims to identify the specific genes that make some people more susceptible than others to recurrent bouts of major depression. Knowing more about the biological basis of depression will help researchers develop better therapies."

    • 3 years ago
  • AnnieMole
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    • I wonder if depression is genetic.

      His father, Ted Hughes, also had a mistress who gassed herself and their daughter in an apparent copycat suicide.

      This poor family seems to be beset with misery.

    • 3 years ago
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