Citation

Pino R, Kockott G, Feuerlein W. Arch. Psychiatr. Nervenkr. 1979; 227(3): 213-226.

Vernacular Title

Sechs-Jahres-Katamnese an hundert Patienten mit Suicidversuchen durch

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

547973

Abstract

This follow-up study assesses further suicidal risk and discusses the characteristics of patients who have repeatedly attempted suicide. Depth of coma alone due to overdose of medication does not seem to be a sufficient criterion for the assessment of further suicidal risk. Better predictors seem to be: age, family status, degree of loneliness and social disintegration, presence of existential anxiety, and lack of self-assertiveness. Patients who made repeated suicide attempts had a higher neuroticism score, were more often alcohol- and drug-dependent, and came more often from a broken home. Finally, the characteristics of various patient groups are delineated.

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