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BACKGROUND: A previous suicide attempt is one of the strongest predictors of future suicidal behavior. AIM: To explore the evolution of suicidal tendencies in women who attempted suicide 5 to 7 years earlier. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety two women aged 37 +/- 9 years old, that attempted suicide between 1989 and 1991 were followed and reassessed in 1997. RESULTS: In the study period two women committed suicide and 30 attempted suicide. Forty three percent of new self harm behaviors occurred during the first year after the first suicide attempt and the harming method was similar. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, 34% of women with previous suicide attempts, repeated this behavior, using similar methods.
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Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Women/psychology , Adolescent , Aged , Chile , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Recurrence , Suicide, Attempted/prevention & control , Suicide, Attempted/trendsABSTRACT
Sociodemographic and clinical features of 124 female suicide attempters, referred to the psychiatric unit of a general hospital have been assessed by means of semistructured interviews, and Pierce's Suicide Intent Scale. Mean age was 30.8 +/- 9.8 years. Subjects' socioeconomic and educational status were low. Attempts were impulsive in 70%, the most frequent method subjects resorted to was overdose (68%). Most common causes for the attempt were difficulties with either marital life or relatives. The attempt was assessed as severe in 45% of cases. Previous attempts were found in 56%. At assessment, 50% of subjects were with Major Depression (DMS-III-R). Subjects with recurrent depressive disorders evidenced a significantly higher rate of severe attempts, and previous suicidal episodes. Findings reported herein are relevant to a secondary prevention of suicidal behavior.
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Suicide, Attempted , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Depressive Disorder/complications , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Recurrence , Socioeconomic Factors , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Sociodemographic and clinical features of 124 female suicide attempters, referred to the psychiatric unit of a general hospital have been assessed by means of semistructured interviews, and Pierces Suicide Intent Scale. Mean age was 30.8 +/- 9.8 years. Subjects socioeconomic and educational status were low. Attempts were impulsive in 70
, the most frequent method subjects resorted to was overdose (68
). Most common causes for the attempt were difficulties with either marital life or relatives. The attempt was assessed as severe in 45
of cases. Previous attempts were found in 56
. At assessment, 50
of subjects were with Major Depression (DMS-III-R). Subjects with recurrent depressive disorders evidenced a significantly higher rate of severe attempts, and previous suicidal episodes. Findings reported herein are relevant to a secondary prevention of suicidal behavior.
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With the purpose of studying the influence of personality on suicidal behavior, 63 female suicide attempters were assessed by means of standardized interviews, Eysenck's personality questionnaire (EPQ-R) and other psychometric scales. Personality disorders (DMS III-R) were found in almost 70 per 100 and associated with previous attempts, higher hopelessness, suicide ideation, and to a more severe attempt. The most relevant dimensions were psychoticism and extraversion. The first one correlated to repetition, hopelessness, and suicide ideation; the second exerted a moderating effect, showing association with feelings of conformity towards survival. Neuroticism showed a rather unspecific effect on studied factors. Results confirm a relationship between personality disorders and suicidal behavior, and suggest possible mediating variables.
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Personality Disorders/diagnosis , Personality , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Extraversion, Psychological , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Personality Disorders/psychology , Personality Inventory , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Psychotic Disorders/diagnosis , Psychotic Disorders/psychologyABSTRACT
Suicidal subjects can be divided into those who think about suicide, those who attempt it and those who complete it. Since any suicidal manifestation is a potential risk this classification can also be treated as a continuum of increasing severity. This paper reports on the relationship between the psychological dimension of hopelessness and factors such as suicidal ideation, depressiveness, suicide attempt and attempt repetition. Data from 63 female patients with a recent suicide attempt from an ambulatory psychiatric service in Santiago South were clinically and psychometrically evaluated by means of appropriate instruments. Hopelessness correlated positively with severity of depression, number of previous attempts, current suicidal ideation and suicidal intent. Hopelessness score of 11 or more were frustrated by survival and were ambivalent. The mediating role of hopelessness between depression and suicidality is stressed.
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Depressive Disorder/psychology , Suicide, Attempted/psychology , Adult , Aged , Depressive Disorder/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Authors carry out an analysis about odonto-stomatologist-patient relationship, from a psychoanalytic approach. This first part deals about the symbolic contents of the oral cavity which enhance the emergency of regression in the patient.
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Dental Care/psychology , Dentist-Patient Relations , Oral Stage , Humans , SymbolismABSTRACT
Authors analyse the regression phenomenon in the context odonto-stomatologist-patient relationship, covering the study of transference, countertransference and the painful and anguish sensations.
