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Erwin Ringel
Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist (1921ā1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erwin Ringel (27 April 1921 ā 28 July 1994) was an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist who dedicated his life to suicide prevention and who, in 1960, defined the presuicidal syndrome.
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In 1960 he founded the International Association for Suicide Prevention.[citation needed]