Citation

Vandevoorde J, Andronikof A, Baudoin T, Baudoin E, Januel A. Evol. Psychiatr. (Paris) 2012; 77(3): 352-372.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.evopsy.2012.03.004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The author presents a descriptive study focused on the replenishment of a suicide attempt. Thirty-three suicide attempters have agreed to answer a semi-structured interview (interview IMSA) to reconstruct the sequence of events pre-suicide and mental condition of the subject at the time when he proceeded to act. The results show that 82% of them had behavioral preparatory gesture and 75.8% a real suicidal scenario. The data also suggest the existence of a transition phase before the act consisting in tonic disturbance and/or a conditioning state. At the time of the suicidal gesture, 59.4% of patients reported an altered state of consciousness and 60% experience a phenomenon of intense emotional confusion. The author also stresses unusual clinical manifestations at the subjective sensation of movement and the sudden loss of motor control. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS.

Language: fr

Keywords

human; Suicide; suicide attempt; suicidal behavior; Dissociation; article; confusion; emotionality; Questionnaire; gesture; conditioning; consciousness disorder; psychological well being; semi structured interview; motor control; Crise; échelle; évaluation; MEPS; phase transition; Prévention; Tentative de suicide