@article{ref1,
title="Problem solving and repetition of parasuicide",
journal="Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy",
year="2002",
author="McAuliffe, C. and Keeley, H.S. and Corcoran, P.",
volume="30",
number="4",
pages="385-397",
abstract="Despite promising findings from problem-solving interventions in the treatment of parasuicide, little is known about problem-solving difficulties that distinguish &quot;Non-Repeaters&quot; from &quot;Repeaters&quot;. The present study examined whether problem-solving ability could be used to identify repeaters of parasuicide. <br><br>FINDINGS are presented from the follow-up part (N = 35) of a larger investigation (N=146) of non-consecutive hospital-treated cases of parasuicide, interviewed by the National Suicide Research Foundation in Ireland as part of the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Suicidal Behaviour. The median interval from initial to follow-up interview was 15 months. The European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedule (EPSIS II) was used in the follow-up interview. Within this schedule, responses to a questionnaire measuring habitual problem-solving style were analysed. Repeaters scored significantly lower than non-repeaters on the following problem-solving dimensions: Active handling, Comforting cognitions and Seek social support. Repeaters scored significantly higher on the Passive reactions dimension. A logistic regression model including these four problem-solving dimensions correctly identified 79% of the repeaters and 82% of the non-repeaters. Despite the limitations of this sample size, these significant differences in problem solving have implications for the treatment of parasuicide. Further work, using larger samples, is required.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1352-4658",
doi="10.1017/S1352465802004010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465802004010"
}