Citation

Waxberg JD. Psychiatr. Q. 1956; 30(1): 464-470.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1956, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF01564361

PMID

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Abstract

1.Fifty-six psychotic patients who had attempted suicide and were institutionalized were studied.2.A paranoid system was found in all patients.3.The defense mechanisms of projection and introjection, and their relationship to the dynamics of suicide in psychoses, are discussed.4.The projective mechanism as a method of warding off offending impulses may be viewed as a safety valve for the suicidal patient.5.The dynamic orientation utilized in comparing schizophrenic and manic-depressive disorders hints at a close relationship existing between them. Both conditions are based on a narcissistic regression of loved objects and damage to the ego structure.

Keywords: Suicide

Language: en

Keywords

Love Relationship; Psychotic Depression; Psychotic Patient; Safety Valve; Suicidal Patient