Citation

Lester D. Psychol. Rep. 2006; 99(1): 305.

Affiliation

Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 195, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17037484

Abstract

Two diaries, one from a completed suicide and one from an attempted suicide, were examined for the use of three words indicating absolutist thinking (perfect, always, and never). The diary of the attempted suicide had a significantly higher frequency use of "never" (2.75 per 1,000 words versus 1.73) but not the other words.

Language: en