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ABSTRACT:The relationship between an individual's intent to die and choice of method is examined. A sociocultural perspective is developed in an attempt to: explain the principle differences in choice of method by sex; to explain regional variations over time, by sex; and to differentiate between regional and/or cultural areas in their use of firearms as a means of self‐destruction. The concept of availability is examined, and it is shown that it consists of, at least, two dimensions: the physical presence of a method, and the sociocultural acceptability of that method that results in the individual's selection of a particular method of self‐destruction from a range of socially and culturally acceptable means of suicide. A concept of suicidal threshold is advanced as suggestive of a suicidal level that an individual must reach before a suicidal process develops and results in the person's self‐inflicted

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1974.tb00534.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACT:This paper reports the demographic findings and the experience of a three‐year, multidisciplinary group psychotherapy program, with 31 child‐abusing families. No predictive demographic characteristics were identified. The abuse of children ranged from mild bruising to severe brain damage and multiple fractures. Group therapy as an intervention procedure had its successes and failures. The dynamics of male‐female co‐therapists, the peer group sharing, and the capacity to ultimately verbalize inadequacies in the parenting role were crucial factors in therapy. As an experiential encounter the study gives a poignant insight into the personal and family pathology of parents who abuse their c

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1974.tb00535.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACT:A verbatim interview of one 21‐year‐old suicidal woman, who had a long history of abuse by her mother, is presented. Some theoretical issues concerning the scientific and clinical usefulness of phenomenological reports in the understanding of child abuse (and other aberrant behavior) are briefly discus

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1974.tb00536.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACT:Fifty‐one cases of suicide attempts in the subway have been investigated to examine the question of whether the method used has psychodynamic significance or is merely adventitious. We found that no single characteristic distinguished subway suicide from all other suicide modalities, although as a group the subway cases had a higher proportion of psychotic and previously suicidal patients than other series quoted in the literature. However, there were important differences between subway suicide cases seeking a “traumatic” death (jumping in front of a train; lying across the track awaiting destruction) and those seeking a “nontraumatic” death (electrocution on the live “third rail”). The traumatic group had histories of exposure to violence, other traumatic suicide attempts, hostile or destructive delusions, and many “destroy” words on psychological test protocols. The smaller nontraumatic group had no such history of exposure to violence; their previous suicide attempts were nontraumatic; delusions, when present, were not menacing; and the psychological tests showed more “escape” words

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1974.tb00537.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACT:The magnitude of variation in reported rates of self‐injury suggests that factors other than actual incidence affect these rates. Factors that relate to the scope of the reporting network and to the intensity of contacts within this network are examined in detail to determine their effect on the reporting process. Differences in study design and reporting procedures are found to explain most of this variation and suggest the need for standardized techniques in studying the epidemiology of self‐inj

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1974.tb00538.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0363-0234    

DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.1974.tb00539.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1974

数据来源: WILEY