In the text's discussion of the Hemingway and van Gogh families, the focus is on the

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The discussion in the text regarding the Hemingway and van Gogh families revolves around the heritability of suicide. The text notes that both families have experienced multiple suicides, which has led to speculation about a possible genetic predisposition to suicidal behavior. The text does not focus on reinforcement of suicidal ideation, family role modeling of suicidal behavior, or inadvertent idealization of suicidal persons to the same degree as it does on the heritability aspect.

In the Text's Discussion of the Hemingway and Van Gogh