@article{ref1,
title="Differential typology among patients with hard and soft suicide methods",
journal="Nervenarzt",
year="1991",
author="Schmitt, Wolfgang and Mundt, C.",
volume="62",
number="7",
pages="440-444",
abstract="Two samples of patients admitted during one year after suicide attempts were compared: patients of the University Surgical Department in Heidelberg and a random sample of those who were admitted to the detoxication ward of the University Department for Internal Medicine. The frequency of patients who used &quot;hard&quot; methods was 10% of those using &quot;soft&quot; methods. Patients with hard suicide methods displayed more social desintegration, were more often psychiatrically ill, had a shorter presuicidal phase, a shorter time span from decision to execution of the suicidal attempt, more negative self-esteem and more chronic suicidality. Aggressiveness was low in both groups. Although the number of patients with &quot;hard&quot; suicidal methods is small and does not justify a special service in the Surgical Hospital, these patients need particularly careful supervision because of their psychopathological and psychosocial profile.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0028-2804",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}