Citation

Judd FK, Brown DJ. Paraplegia 1992; 30(3): 173-177.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1630843

Abstract

The rate of suicide following spinal cord injury has not been extensively studied but appears to be greater than in the general population. Six patients who died by suicide, from a total of 342 patients who were treated for acute spinal cord injury over a 5 year period are described. Clinical features shared by this group of patients included being male; having schizoid, depressive or narcissistic personality traits; alcohol or drug abuse; family or significant others favouring death as a preferred option; and the development of significant depression.

Language: en