%0 Journal Article
%T Suicidal Behavior as a Cry of Pain: Test of a Psychological Mode
%J Archives of suicide research
%D 2003
%A O'Connor, Rory C.
%V 7
%N 4
%P 297-308
%X The cry of pain hypothesis (Pollock and Williams, 2001; Williams, 2001) is a psychological model of suicidal behavior that extends existing theories of escape (Baumeister, 1990) and arrested flight (Gilbert and Allan, 1998). The model conceptualizes suicidal behavior as the response (the cry) to a situation that has three components: defeat, no escape and no rescue. In this study, the model was tested empirically in a case control study, by comparing suicidal patients and matched hospital controls on measures of affect, stress and post-traumatic stress. The logistic regression analyses yielded evidence to support the model. The implications for future research are described.<p />
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1381-1118
%U http://dx.doi.org/