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ABSTRACT:Within the contexts of both the American Association of Suicidology's (AAS's) history and the history of associating suicidologists, an integrative identity based on the tenets of science is urged for the AAS. Two propositions are made: first, that we must promote and adopt more discriminative, standardized terminology; second, that we must promote and implement standards of informational competency for professionals and paraprofessionals alike.

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00715.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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ABSTRACT:On the morning of September 29, 1981, while attending a meeting of the World Health Organization on suicide, held in Athens, I was suddenly called out of the meeting room. The reason was a telephone call from the Ministry of Health in my country, The Netherlands, announcing that my mentor and friend Professor Nico Speijer had died the night before. He and his wife had put an end to their lives. Apart from my personal feelings, Nico Speijer's way of death touched profoundly upon all of us present at the meeting. Speijer was the grand old man of suicidology in the Netherlands, and, more, he was an outstanding member, even an honorary member, of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. From the birth of this organization in 1960 on, he had been an active and colorful participant in practically all of its meetings.As can be expected in the case of a man of Speijer's status and reputation, his suicide evoked reactions nationwide. The leading newspapers and even the national TV networks made extensive mention of it. Though people's comments on the event were quite diverse, the underlying tone was generally one of understanding and sympathy. At the time of his death Speijer had been very ill with intestinal cancer and had been in great pain. His wife, herself disabled, had preferred to die with him rather than to be left behind.When I returned home from Athens, among the waiting mail, there was a letter written to me in the handwriting that had become so familiar over the previous 10 years. Reading the letter, knowing that he had written it just a few hours before he died, and identifying myself with what he must have felt at that moment, I felt an almost unbearable emotional pain. For the first time I fully realized what it means to be a survivor.

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00716.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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ABSTRACT:The recent suicide literature increasingly has contained statements suggesting that the differences in completed suicide between the sexes are lessening. A compilation of official suicide data for 1933–1980 verifies such a trend from the 1950s through 1971. However,increaseddifferences (as measured by the ratio of male to female rates) were consistently observed from 1971 to 1980. These trends were found for data for the nation, for whites and nonwhites, for numbers of suicides, for crude rates, and for age‐adjusted rates. Decreased sex differences were obtained for those 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, and for 65+ years of age, butincreasedsex differences were observed for those aged 15–24 and 25–34. Possible explanations for these findings

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00717.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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ABSTRACT:Selected behavioral features felt historically and empirically to be significant in the borderline personality disorder were evaluated in 4,800 psychiatric inpatients. Variables measured included number of hospitalizations and type of discharge, suicidal behavior, physical violence, and outcome after discharge. A statistical analysis was performed to determine the relationship between depth and severity of borderline traits and the aforementioned behavioral features. Results indicated that irregular discharges, frequent suicide attempts, first suicide attempt prior to age 40, violence within and outside the hospital, and gradual deterioration in social and occupational functioning were found significantly more often in patients with high levels of borderline personality traits.

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00718.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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ABSTRACT:Near‐death experiences (NDEs), profound subjective experiences occurring during a close brush with death and containing transcendental or mystical elements, have been reported to reduce suicidal ideation, despite their “romanticization” of death. Among 61 consecutive hospital admissions for attempted suicide, 16 patients (26.2%) reported NDEs precipitated by the attempt. NDEs were not significantly associated with any demographic factors. In light of the frequency of NDEs following attempted suicide, further studies are indicated in regard to the effect of those experiences on subsequent suicidal beh

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00719.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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ABSTRACT:The object of the present study was to estimate proportions and changes in the incidence of suicide attempts in Denmark. Case sheets concerning all admissions in 1976–1979 (total 6,650) at the Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital (the catchment area of which provides a representative sample of the Danish population), were examined with a view to establishing the reasons for admission. Rates of suicide attempts by age and sex in 1976–1979 were calculated, and estimated rates of the suicide attempts in 1980 added. Trend analysis showed an increase in the mean rates from 1976 to 1979 of 48%, followed by a decrease in 1980 of 13%. There were high increases among the adolescents, but the increase was above all due to the fact that more and more men attempted suicide; the study suggests as a new phenomenon more male than female suicide attempters. We stress the fact that incidences calculated on the basis of hospital admissions only underestimate the real proportions of self‐destructive beh

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00720.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

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ABSTRACT:This paper discusses suicide care as a core curriculum component of psychiatry residency. The reasons for formal conceptualization of suicide care education are discussed, and a model curriculum is offered. The model is in no way intended to be restrictive, but is offered as a reference point for residency programs to compare their own activities in this important area of psychiatry. The paper grew from discussion of this topic in the Core Curriculum Committee of the American Association Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training.

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00721.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00722.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00723.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1986.tb00724.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1986

数据来源: WILEY