Citation

Galor S, Hentschel U. Clin. Psychol. 2009; 13(3): 102-110.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Australian Psychological Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1080/13284200903353072

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to identify the vulnerability factors for suicide attempts in an Israeli sample, with the help of the Gottschalk-Gleser content analysis scales. The respondents were divided into four groups: suicide attempters; controls; post-traumatic stress disorder and depressed patients who did not report suicidal behaviour; and suicide ideators. The significant results represent conscious and unconscious psychological states, which suicide attempters have in common and can be seen as potential suicide risk factors. The main recurring risk-related themes are hopelessness, sickness, deterrents, frustrated dependency strivings, total anxiety and total depression. © The Australian Psychological Society Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Stress; Death; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Dying; Suicide risk factors; Gottschalk-Gleser scales; Measurement/individual differences; Population issues; Psychological disorders; Psychological testing