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ABSTRACT:In a prospective study of 1,046 male medical students, those who later committed suicide showed a heightened sensitivity in stressful situations as assessed by the Habits of Nervous Tension Questionnaire (HNT). Survival analyses specified 2 of the 25 HNT items as the strongest suicide predictors: Irritability (relative risk 5.5; 95% confidence interval 1.76–17.17) and Urinary Frequency (3.3; 1.07–10.32). No other risk factors for suicide emerged from family background measures or individual medical school measures. It appears that types of sensitivity reflect psychological characteristics that are long‐term precursors of su

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00458.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ABSTRACT:The clinical assessment of suicide risk is a difficult task that the traditional literature contributes to in a limited way. This study aims to complement the traditional literature by determining the ranking of suicide risk factors by a group of 81 psychiatrists. Hopelessness was ranked the most important risk factor, followed by Suicidal Ideation, Previous Attempts, the Level of Mood and Affect, Quality of Relationships, Signs and Symptoms of Depression, and Social Integration. Less highly ranked risk factors are also noted. The significance of these findings is discussed with respect to the literature and commonly used textbooks of psychiatry.

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00459.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ABSTRACT:An experimental study of medical examiners in Alberta, Canada, produced manner of death determinations from simulated cases (vignettes) in order to examine interexaminer variation in certification judgments. Characteristics of medical examiners such as experience, residence, and religious background were investigated. The influence of victim characteristics was also examined, including race, age, gender, marital status, cause of death, and the presence of alcohol. Experience, residence, and religion of examiner were found to be related to judgments as were gender, medical cause of death, and the presence of alcohol.

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00460.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ABSTRACT:Suicide attempters admitted to a general hospital psychiatric ward completed questionnaires to elicit information following their suicide attempt. Compared to normal controls who had never attempted suicide, suicide attempters were significantly more hopeless, depressed, and hostile. The suicide attempts seemed to occur in response to stress. A crisis intervention model was suggested as the most appropriate way of managing these patients.

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DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00461.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00462.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ABSTRACT:Thirty suicides about whom book‐length biographies have been written were examined in the framework of the ten statements formulated by Leenaars for each of his ten theories of suicide. Suicides who fit well with particular theories were identified, and the theories compared both for their success in describing the suicides and for their similarity with one anothe

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00463.x

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年代:1991

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ABSTRACT:Previous studies suggest that suicide occurrence varies by month and day of the week, but not by lunar phase. Variation by time of day has never before been adequately examined; to our knowledge, all previous studies have failed to obtain time‐of‐death information for a large percentage of cases. We examined suicide occurrence among residents of Sacramento County, CA, during the period from 1925 to 1983. Data were abstracted from coroner's autopsy and investigative reports. In contrast to previous studies, data on time of death were available for a large percentage of cases. 4,190 suicide deaths were identified during the study period. Suicide occurrence varied substantially by time of day; for both sexes and for ages under 65 years, the fewest suicide deaths occurred during the early morning hours, from 0401 to 0800. For recent years of the study, suicides occurred most frequently on Monday for both males and females and for most age groups. Variation by month followed no consistent pattern by gender, age, years of the study, or combinations of these factors. Contrary to popular belief, suicide occurrence did not vary by lunar ph

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DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00464.x

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年代:1991

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DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00465.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00466.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

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ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1991.tb00467.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY