TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Differential typology among patients with hard and soft suicide methods
JO  - Nervenarzt
A1  - Schmitt, Wolfgang
A1  - Mundt, C.
SP  - 440
EP  - 444
VL  - 62
IS  - 7
N2  - 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 "hard" methods was 10% of those using "soft" 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 "hard" 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>
LA  - de
SN  - 0028-2804
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -