TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Suicide following acute traumatic spinal cord injury
JO  - Paraplegia
A1  - Judd, F. K.
A1  - Brown, D. J.
SP  - 173
EP  - 177
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - The rate of suicide following spinal cord injury has not been extensively studied but appears to be greater than in the general population. Six patients who died by suicide, from a total of 342 patients who were treated for acute spinal cord injury over a 5 year period are described. Clinical features shared by this group of patients included being male; having schizoid, depressive or narcissistic personality traits; alcohol or drug abuse; family or significant others favouring death as a preferred option; and the development of significant depression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-1758
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -