@article{ref1,
title="Prodromal signs and precipitating factors in attempted suicide",
journal="Military medicine",
year="1992",
author="Mehlum, Lars",
volume="157",
number="11",
pages="574-577",
abstract="What characterizes the presuicidal phase of suicide attempters in a military population? And what precipitates their suicidal action? These questions were investigated in a sample of 112 male suicide-attempting conscripts serving in the Norwegian Armed Forces. One-half of the subjects had shown behavioral signs such as isolation or aggression, over 80% displayed psychiatric symptoms. A majority verbally expressed their psychic problems, but few had explicitly stated suicidal ideas. Two major clusters of suicide precipitants were identified. Loss traumas were recorded in one-third of cases, some sort of conflict situation in 40% of cases. Implications for suicide preventive measures are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}