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Thailand: Many Buddhist monks, especially older ones, are confused and lonely individuals suffering from mental health problems that have driven them to contemplate suicide
, according to a psychotherapist who gets to treat them. Dr Jutharas Kosiyakul said that many of them become confused after believing they've acheived enlightenment and hear strange noises at night. And in what appears to be a regrettable mistranslation, she is said to have told a workshop Fortunately, most refused to resist killing themselves
. Many monks harbour suicidal tendencies - Bangkok Post, 27th March 2003.
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