TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - A possible clinical classification for the psychopathology of suicidal intent among psychiatric inpatients committing suicide
JO  - International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
A1  - Shah, A.
A1  - Ganesvaran, T.
SP  - 199
EP  - 204
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - Mental health professionals are poor at predicting suicides. A study of inpatient suicides over 21 years allowed an opportunity to develop a potentially useful clinical classification of the psychopathology of suicidal intent. One hundred and three inpatient suicides in a large mental hospital were examined. Although case notes of 93 suicide patients were available for detailed examination, only 33 case notes had sufficient data for classification of suicidal intent. Possible categories for classifying suicidal intent were developed, and four were identified: ambivalent, concealed, mixed and continuous. Evidence for the face validity of these concepts was provided by the clinical case-histories. The classification was reviewed in the context of the existing literature, which provided further evidence in support of its validity. This classification, if replicated, would be clinically helpful and might assist further improvement in the management of psychiatric inpatients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1365-1501
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13651509909022734
ID  - ref1
ER  -