Citation

O'Connor RC. Arch. Suicide Res. 2003; 7(4): 297-308.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/713848941

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The cry of pain hypothesis (Pollock &Williams, 2001; Williams, 2001) is a psychological model of suicidal behavior that extends existing theories of escape (Baumeister, 1990) and arrested flight (Gilbert & Allan, 1998). The model conceptualizes suicidal behavior as the response (the cry) to a situation that has three components: defeat, no escape and no rescue. In this study, the model was tested empirically in a case control study, by comparing suicidal patients and matched hospital controls on measures of affect, stress and post-traumatic stress. The logistic regression analyses yielded evidence to support the model. The implications for future research are described. © 2003 International Academy for Suicide Research. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Entrapment; Parasuicide; Cry Of Pain; Escape; Suicidal Behavior