What the Suicide's Choice of Method Signifies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Lester (0000-0003-1357-8672, Philadelphia General Hospital, corresponding author), Aaron T Beck (0000-0001-6210-9528, Philadelphia General Hospital) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 271-277 |
| Publication date | 1981-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/13m5-ug3v-nfp3-elxm |
| OpenAlex | W2001577667 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
In order to explore correlates of choice of method for suicide, a sample of attempted suicides using cutting was compared with a sample of attempted suicides using coma-producing drugs. The cutters appeared to be more severely psychiatrically disturbed and less intent on dying. The implications of these results for the study of completed suicide were discussed
Coma (optics · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Chemistry · Clinical Psychology · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1986 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |