Susanne Wenckstern
Biographic Data
| ID | 6514517 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susanne Wenckstern |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Wenckstern |
| SIGNATURE | WENCKSTERN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Windsor |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Suicide Notes from India and the United States
Suicide is a global concern, hence, cross-cultural research ought to be important; yet, there is a paucity of cross-cultural study in suicidology. This study sought to investigate suicide notes drawn from India and the United States, as these countries have similar suicide rates but markedly different cultures. A thematic or theoretical-conceptual analysis of 72 suicide notes drawn from these countries, matched for age and gender, was undertaken,…
Menstruation and Suicide
Previous research has reported mixed findings on the effect of the menstrual cycle on suicidal behavior. The contribution of menstruation to completed suicide is also controversial, though the studies are very limited and have not been carefully designed. To explore the relationship, 217 autopsies on completed suicides were performed, matched to a control group at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. The results show that 54.…
The Impact of Gun Control (Bill C-51) on Suicide in Canada
Suicide is a multiply determined behavior, calling for diverse prevention efforts. Gun control has been proposed as an important component of society's response, and an opportunity for studying the effects of legislative gun control laws on suicide rates was provided by Canada's Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1977 (Bill C-51). This article reviews previous studies of the impact of this act on the total population of Canada and subpopulations by ag…
Suicide Notes in Alcoholism
Alcoholism is associated with a vast number of suicides. The most systematic study of suicide among alcoholics is the work of Eli Robins and George Murphy. The suicide notes in these studies have remained unanalyzed to date. The present analysis suggested that these suicide notes of alcoholics did not differ from those of nonalcoholics; core themes in their deaths are unbearable psychological pain, cognitive constriction, indirect expressions, re…
Principles of Postvention
Trauma and suicide in our schools
Trauma occurs in our schools; suicide is one such event. Postvention deals with the traumatic aftereffects in survivors. It involves offering mental health services to the bereaved survivors. School systems are an especially critical force in these endeavors. Strategies include consultation, crisis intervention, community linkage, assessment and counselling, education, liaison with the media, and follow-up. An outline of this type of prevention (…
Comparison of suicide notes and parasuicide notes
This archival research, a comparison of suicide notes written by individuals who killed themselves and notes—called parasuicide notes—by individuals who attempted suicide, involved two studies. The first study involved a comparison of eight patterns (comprised of individual protocol sentences): unbearable pain, interpersonal relations, rejection-aggression, inability to adjust, indirect expressions, identification-egression, ego, and cognitive co…
Suicide prevention in schools
Both children and adolescents do commit suicide. Attempted suicide and suicidal ideation occur even more frequently. Schools offer an excellent and important opportunity to reach a large number of young people. The purpose of this special issue on primary prevention is twofold: First, models are provided in order to outline examples of prevention programs for school systems; second, actual prevention material and case illustrations are provided t…
Facts and myths of suicide in Canada
The purpose of this article is to describe a series of studies that investigated the level of knowledge of suicide fables and facts among Canadians. A questionnaire devised from Shneidman's traditional list of ubiquitous clinical facts and myths was used. Three studies are reported: the prevalence of myths and facts in the largest sample reported in the literature to date; the prevalence in a number of different groups such as students versus non…
The Impact of Gun Control (Bill C-51) on Suicide in Canada
Suicide is a multiply determined behavior, calling for diverse prevention efforts. Gun control has been proposed as an important component of society's response, and an opportunity for studying the effects of legislative gun control laws on suicide rates was provided by Canada's Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1977 (Bill C-51). This article reviews previous studies of the impact of this act on the total population of Canada and subpopulations by ag…
Suicide Notes from India and the United States
Suicide is a global concern, hence, cross-cultural research ought to be important; yet, there is a paucity of cross-cultural study in suicidology. This study sought to investigate suicide notes drawn from India and the United States, as these countries have similar suicide rates but markedly different cultures. A thematic or theoretical-conceptual analysis of 72 suicide notes drawn from these countries, matched for age and gender, was undertaken,…
Principles of Postvention
Comparison of suicide notes and parasuicide notes
This archival research, a comparison of suicide notes written by individuals who killed themselves and notes—called parasuicide notes—by individuals who attempted suicide, involved two studies. The first study involved a comparison of eight patterns (comprised of individual protocol sentences): unbearable pain, interpersonal relations, rejection-aggression, inability to adjust, indirect expressions, identification-egression, ego, and cognitive co…
Suicide prevention in schools
Both children and adolescents do commit suicide. Attempted suicide and suicidal ideation occur even more frequently. Schools offer an excellent and important opportunity to reach a large number of young people. The purpose of this special issue on primary prevention is twofold: First, models are provided in order to outline examples of prevention programs for school systems; second, actual prevention material and case illustrations are provided t…
Facts and myths of suicide in Canada
The purpose of this article is to describe a series of studies that investigated the level of knowledge of suicide fables and facts among Canadians. A questionnaire devised from Shneidman's traditional list of ubiquitous clinical facts and myths was used. Three studies are reported: the prevalence of myths and facts in the largest sample reported in the literature to date; the prevalence in a number of different groups such as students versus non…
Facts and myths of suicide in Canada
The purpose of this article is to describe a series of studies that investigated the level of knowledge of suicide fables and facts among Canadians. A questionnaire devised from Shneidman's traditional list of ubiquitous clinical facts and myths was used. Three studies are reported: the prevalence of myths and facts in the largest sample reported in the literature to date; the prevalence in a number of different groups such as students versus non…
Suicide prevention in schools
Both children and adolescents do commit suicide. Attempted suicide and suicidal ideation occur even more frequently. Schools offer an excellent and important opportunity to reach a large number of young people. The purpose of this special issue on primary prevention is twofold: First, models are provided in order to outline examples of prevention programs for school systems; second, actual prevention material and case illustrations are provided t…
Comparison of suicide notes and parasuicide notes
This archival research, a comparison of suicide notes written by individuals who killed themselves and notes—called parasuicide notes—by individuals who attempted suicide, involved two studies. The first study involved a comparison of eight patterns (comprised of individual protocol sentences): unbearable pain, interpersonal relations, rejection-aggression, inability to adjust, indirect expressions, identification-egression, ego, and cognitive co…
Trauma and suicide in our schools
Trauma occurs in our schools; suicide is one such event. Postvention deals with the traumatic aftereffects in survivors. It involves offering mental health services to the bereaved survivors. School systems are an especially critical force in these endeavors. Strategies include consultation, crisis intervention, community linkage, assessment and counselling, education, liaison with the media, and follow-up. An outline of this type of prevention (…
Principles of Postvention
Suicide Notes in Alcoholism
Alcoholism is associated with a vast number of suicides. The most systematic study of suicide among alcoholics is the work of Eli Robins and George Murphy. The suicide notes in these studies have remained unanalyzed to date. The present analysis suggested that these suicide notes of alcoholics did not differ from those of nonalcoholics; core themes in their deaths are unbearable psychological pain, cognitive constriction, indirect expressions, re…
The Impact of Gun Control (Bill C-51) on Suicide in Canada
Suicide is a multiply determined behavior, calling for diverse prevention efforts. Gun control has been proposed as an important component of society's response, and an opportunity for studying the effects of legislative gun control laws on suicide rates was provided by Canada's Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1977 (Bill C-51). This article reviews previous studies of the impact of this act on the total population of Canada and subpopulations by ag…
Menstruation and Suicide
Previous research has reported mixed findings on the effect of the menstrual cycle on suicidal behavior. The contribution of menstruation to completed suicide is also controversial, though the studies are very limited and have not been carefully designed. To explore the relationship, 217 autopsies on completed suicides were performed, matched to a control group at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. The results show that 54.…
Suicide Notes from India and the United States
Suicide is a global concern, hence, cross-cultural research ought to be important; yet, there is a paucity of cross-cultural study in suicidology. This study sought to investigate suicide notes drawn from India and the United States, as these countries have similar suicide rates but markedly different cultures. A thematic or theoretical-conceptual analysis of 72 suicide notes drawn from these countries, matched for age and gender, was undertaken,…
Medical emergency (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Poison control (8 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (8 works) · Suicide prevention (8 works) · Injury prevention (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works)