Suicide Syndrome Research Articles

DETERMINANTS OF FARMER SUICIDE SYNDROME: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS

This communication delves into the suicide syndrome among farmers, leading to their tragic decision to commit suicide. It examines the factors driving this drastic and irreversible choice, with a specific focus on Mandya and Haveri districts in Karnataka. A total of 60 kin member of an affected farmers family was interviewed personally to obtain first-hand data using well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The results revealed that, correlation coefficient of independent variables of affected farmers, age, education, farming experience, cosmopoliteness, scientific orientation, information seeking behaviour and deferred gratification have exhibited positive and highly significant (p<0.01) relationship with suicide syndrome among pooled affected farmers. Correlation coefficients of independent variables for non-affected farmers, farming experience, family type, caste, economic motivation, innovativeness, and risk orientation have exhibited positive and highly significant (p<0.01) relationship with suicide syndrome among pooled non-affected farmers. Results of multiple regression analysis carried out for affected farmers in Mandya and Haveri districts reveal that, scientific orientation (t=2.82 ** ), information seeking bahaviour (t=2.50 ** ) and management orientation (t=2.81 ** ) have shown positive and highly significant contribution at one per cent level. Multiple regression analysis for non-affected farmers indicates that, among six independent variables, management orientation contributed significantly (t=2.68 ** ) for the suicide syndrome level at one per cent level. Keywords : determina

Impact of Clinician Virtual Human Interaction Training in Emotional Self-Awareness on Patients Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Crisis Syndrome

Impact of Clinician Virtual Human Interaction Training in Emotional Self-Awareness on Patients Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Crisis Syndrome

Is suicidality a mental disorder? Applying DSM-5 guidelines for new diagnoses

Suicidality-specific diagnoses have been proposed recently, but suicidologists are only just beginning to evaluate their merits. To advance this discussion, I introduce the term suicidal syndrome to describe the underlying entity, present a rationale for why a formal diagnosis is necessary, define the major features of the syndrome, and show how the syndrome could meet the requirements for new diagnostic candidates used in the development of the DSM-5. Against this backdrop, I examine common objections to a suicidality-specific diagnosis. Finally, I discuss several challenges with the creation of new diagnostic entities as they apply to suicidal syndrome.

Post suicidal syndrome of ideological fanatics (based on files of OUN underground in Volyn)

Analyzing the postsuicide syndrome of the three OUN Volhynian underground fighters examined, it can be concluded that each time he had significant differences. They depended on the characteristics of the psychological and physical state of a person, the circumstances of committing suicide, and the behavior of others in the post-suicide period. Thus, materials about the death of members of the underground of the OUN can be useful for research on suicidology and crisis psychotherapy. Especially when studying the suicides of ideological fanatics.

EPA-0956 - Psychiatric aspects of emergency medicine

Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the development of the psychiatric emergency situation in the city of Ulm, Germany, over a decade ranging from 2004- 2013. Method All reports regarding medical emergencies in the city of Ulm (110,000 inhabitants) from 2004 to 2013 were examined. Psychiatric emergencies were identified and worked off retrospectively with respect of demographic variables, diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, general medical treatment and time trends. Results Data were available of 933 psychiatric emergency care episodes. 40% of episodes concerned male patients (60% female). Average age was 45.3 years. Diagnoses were made on a syndromal level on the basis of a classification by Hippius (Hippius H: Psychiatrie. Springer, Berlin, 1979). The most frequent syndromal diagnoses were 'state of psychomotor excitement', 'suicidal syndrome', 'syndrome of addictive behaviour' and 'acute intoxication'. These syndromal diagnoses occurred with increasing frequency later in the day. Medication interventions comprised mostly midazolame followed by haloperidol, diazepam and lorazepam. Conclusion The results of our study are roughly in line with those described in the literature based on studies dating back to the 1980s and 1990s. Emergency medicine is an multidisciplinary subject, in which psychiatric disorders account for a substantial proportion of episodes of care.

Successful and Rapid Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy of a Suicidal Patient With Comorbid Bipolar I Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder

A woman with bipolar disorder I, histrionic personality disorder, and suicidal ideation with repeated suicide attempts, who had been treated for 2 years with mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and benzodiazepines, received a total of 8 bitemporal-biparietal electroconvulsive therapy sessions. Her suicidal ideation and self-harm behavior disappeared immediately after the first session and her psychopathology soon after. This supports the existence of a relatively independent suicidal syndrome and confirms data on its immediate responsiveness to electroconvulsive therapy. Electroconvulsive therapy must not be long withheld from patients with such characteristics to reduce unnecessary sufferance and suicidality.

Long-term treatment and suicidal behavior in severe depression: ECT and antidepressant pharmacotherapy may have different effects on the occurrence and seriousness of suicide attempts

Our objective in this article is to assess the relation between long-term treatments of depressive episodes and attempted or completed suicide in patients who had had a severe depression at index admission. A blind record evaluation of 96 suicides with a primary severe depression and matched controls has been performed. Out of those, 57 and 33, respectively, had made suicide attempts. Occurrence of attempt was less common after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). However, seriousness of suicide attempt appeared to be reduced in those with at least 4 weeks of antidepressant medication compared to no treatment and ECT. The theory of a suicidal syndrome independent of depression seems supported. Continuation treatment after ECT is recommended.

Suicidal syndrome: ethical balance between restriction and safety

Suicidal syndrome: ethical balance between restriction and safety

Is there a suicidality syndrome independent of specific major psychiatric disorder? Results of a split half multiple regression analysis.

Biological findings such as low 5-HIAA levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in suicidal patients compared to non-suicidal patients independent of the type of psychiatric disorder indicate a broad basis for suicidality. It is therefore important to ask whether a suicidality syndrome can be delineated on a phenomenological level, and whether it is independent of specific major psychiatric disorders which are otherwise considered to be aetiologically different. This paper reports on a study of 2383 schizophrenic and 1920 depressive unselected patients with and without suicidality. They were assessed during the first 24 h after admission to a psychiatric in-patient facility using a comprehensive psychopathological assessment (AMDP system). Using multiple variance analysis and logistic regression analysis based on single symptoms, for both suicidal and non-suicidal patients it was shown that a suicidality syndrome independent of the underlying illness can be delineated. In schizophrenia as well as in major affective disorders it was found that hopelessness, ruminative thinking, social withdrawal and lack of activity are core symptoms of this suicidal syndrome. The finding of a suicidality syndrome, not associated with a specific major affective disorder, indicates the need to identify this syndrome, which should be seen as an independent dimension and diagnosed separately, and not regarded merely as a secondary symptom of major psychiatric disorders, particularly affective disorders.

Suicide as Learned Behavior and The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness

Suicide as Learned Behavior and The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness

Books and Book Reviews

Abstract The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness. Larry Morton Gernsbacher. Human Sciences Press, New York, NY. 1988. 335 pp., $16.95. Reviewed by David F. Duncan, Dr. P.H., Professor of Health Education, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6618. Nutrition, Weight Control, and Exercise. Third ed. F.I. Katch and W. D. McArdle, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. 1988. 342 pages. $23.50. Reviewed by Joan A. Yuhas, Ph. D., R.D., Assistant Professor, School of Home Economics, Tupper Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. A Family Like Yours - Breaking the Patterns of Drug Abuse. James A. Sorensen and Guillermo Bernal. Harper and Row, San Francisco, CA 1987. 194 pps. Reviewed by Emogene Fox, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72032. Exercise Adherence: Its Impact on Public Health. Rod Dishman. Human Kinetics Books, Champaign, II. 1988. 447 pp. Reviewed by Rick Petosa, Ph.D., Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior. Oakley Ray, Ph.D., and Charles Ksir, Ph.D., Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. 1987. 416 pp. $22.95. Reviewed by Mohammad R. Torabi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Health Science, 116 HPER, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. Behavioral Management of Obesity. Evaluation and Treatment of Obesity. Nutrition and Exercise in Obesity Management. Jean Storlie and Henry Jordon, eds. Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820. 1984. 471 pps. total (157 pps. each). $ 25.00 per text. Reviewed by Ann Swank, Ph.D., Exercise Physiology Laboratory, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292. It' Your Choice. Interactive Book Series. Serena's Secret, Danny's Dilemma, Christy's Choice. Christine DeVault and Bryan Strong. Network Publications/ETRAssociates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95601-1830. Reviewed by Jon W. Hisgen, Health Coordinator, Pewaukee Public Schools, 510 Lake Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072. Sooner or Later? Issues of Teenage Sexuality. Nancy Raymond and Mary Widoff. Produced by Planned Parenthood Association of Lane County in conjunction with Independent Video Services, Eugene, OR 97401. 1987. Consists of five segments, approximately eight minutes each, each segment designed to be part of a 50 minute discussion session. Reviewed by Charlotte M. Hendricks, Assistant Professor, Department of HEPE, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. 'Til Death Do Us Part. Ginny Durrin, Durrin Films, 1748 Kalorama Rd., Washington, DC 20009. 1988. Video:$355; 16mm:$380. Reviewed by William M. Kane, Ph.D., Executive Director, American College of Preventive Medicine, 1015 Fifteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Suicide and the "Fantastic Self"

Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1987, Vol 32(2), 186–187. Reviews the book, The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness by Larry Morton Gernsbacher (1985). The purpose of author's book is to describe the various manifestations and consequences of what he calls the “suicide syndrome.” The author extends his theory of the suicide syndrome to include a discussion of suicidal societies. The author ends the book with suggestions of ways in which American society can change the pervasiveness of the suicidal syndrome. In summary, author creates the picture of an idealistic society toward which we should strive. With a “degree of social control”, as he puts it, maybe this society could operate beyond the suicide syndrome. In conclusion, the author offers a thoughtful analysis of the suicide syndrome but fails to provide data indicating whether his approach will be of clinical value in the management of suicidal patients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness. By Larry Morton Gernsbacher. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1985. 335 pp. $29.95

The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness. By Larry Morton Gernsbacher. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1985. 335 pp. $29.95 Get access The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness. By Gernsbacher Larry Morton. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1985. 335 pp. $29.95. Mary Giffin Mary Giffin The Irene Josselyn ClinicNorthfield, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 32, Issue 1, January-February 1987, Page 93, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/32.1.93-a Published: 01 January 1987

The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Maifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness.

The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Maifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness.

Book ReviewThe Suicide Syndrome: Origins, manifestations, and alleviation of human self-destructiveness

Book ReviewThe Suicide Syndrome: Origins, manifestations, and alleviation of human self-destructiveness

Suicidal behavior: toward an explanation of differences in female and male rates.

The explanation of sex differences is based on Breed's five "components of a basic suicide syndrome" which appears to be a satisfactory model for explaining male suicide. Thus far it has not been used to explain female suicidal behavior and sex differences in attempts. It appears that if sex differences are noted the model is adequate. This is because the same factors affect the sexes differently; the content and structure of the roles are different. Failure for males is obvious, but the female role is diffuse and lacking in standards for both success and failure. Female commitment to role and cultural goals is not less, just different and diffuse. Rigidity of roles varies but male goals are usually more specific. Shame, when men do blame themselves, is in the context of a narrow role. Contrary to popular belief, isolation of men is probably greater than that of women.

The Suicide Syndrome. Edited by R. D. T. Farmer and S. R. Hirsch. (Pp. 268; illustrated; £14.95.) Croom Helm: London. 1980.

The Suicide Syndrome. Edited by R. D. T. Farmer and S. R. Hirsch. (Pp. 268; illustrated; £14.95.) Croom Helm: London. 1980.

Review of The Suicide Syndrome.

Review of The Suicide Syndrome.

Book Review

Journal Article Book Review Get access The Suicide Syndrome. Eds Richard Farmer and Steven Hirsch, Croom Helm. pp 268, £14.95. EILEEN M BROOKE EILEEN M BROOKE Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 1981, Page 52, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/10.1.52 Published: 01 March 1981

Book Reviews : The Suicide Syndrome, R. D. T. Farmer and S. R. Hirsch (Ed.) Published by Croom Helm. Hardback £14.95

Book Reviews : The Suicide Syndrome, R. D. T. Farmer and S. R. Hirsch (Ed.) Published by Croom Helm. Hardback £14.95