TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Prodromal signs and precipitating factors in attempted suicide
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Mehlum, Lars
SP  - 574
EP  - 577
VL  - 157
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -