TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1977//
TI  - A typology of parasuicide
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Henderson, A. S.
A1  - Hartigan, J.
A1  - Davidson, J.
A1  - Lance, G. N.
A1  - Duncan-Jones, P.
A1  - Koller, K. M.
A1  - Ritchie, K.
A1  - McAuley, H.
A1  - Williams, Christopher L.
A1  - Slaghuis, W.
SP  - 631
EP  - 641
VL  - 131
IS  - 
N2  - Parasuicide is not a single syndrome. Subtypes at present recognized are based largely on clinically derived stereotypes. When considering a series of patients, the clinician is unable to handle more than a few attributes at a time. This paper describes the application of three very different clustering algorithms to a material of 350 treated parasuicide patients. Mathematically, three types emerge. Clinically, two of these are interpretable and make sense. The types established are: I (n = 107) a group not characterized by any of the variables we examined; this group is a puzzle, mainly because the reasons for the parasuicidal act are not clear. II (n = 132) a depressed, alienated group with high life-endangerment. III (n = III) a group whose act was highly operant: they felt alienated and were angry with others. These groups did not differ significantly on demographic variables. The usefulness of this typology, particularly for management, after-care and prevention, has now to be assessed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -