Citation

Guliamov MG, Bessonov IV. Zh. Nevropatol. Psikhiatr. Im. S. S. Korsakova 1984; 84(1): 81-88.

Vernacular Title

Psikhopatologicheskie mekhanizmy suitsidal'nykh deistvii bol'nykh progredientnoi

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Izdatelstvo Meditsina / Media Sphera)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6702382

Abstract

Examination of 57 paranoid schizophrenics with Kandinsky's syndrome who had attempted to commit suicide showed that the pathological mechanisms of the dangerous actions directed against oneself were determined by individual manifestations of the psychopathological phenomena characteristic of this syndrome. In a quantitative assessment of the causes of suicidal actions, the first place belongs to imperative verbal pseudohallucinations which are in a fabular connection with the preceding pseudohallucinations of a threatening and accusing nature; verbal menacing pseudohallucinations and cenesthopathic automatism symptoms of a similar nature come second; and the third group is represented by verbal pseudohallucinations combined with signs of kinesthetic automatism manifested in the feeling of being possessed. Suicidal actions committed under the influence of the psychopathologic phenomena of Kandinsky's syndrome are characterized by particular severity and frequently lead to a tragic end.

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