1976
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700015932
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The value of assessing intent in attempted suicide

Abstract: SynopsisSuicidal intent was assessed in a sample of 151 admissions to a general hospital for selfpoisoning or self-inflicted injury. Severity of intent was associated with the act's medical seriousness and with the risk of suicide derived from a validated risk scale. Although high and low intent cases were comparable in respect of precipitating factors, patients rated high on suicidal intent were more likely to have experienced depressive symptoms in the previous month.

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“…Many studies have assessed the value of measuring suicide intent for screening purposes and for its use in assessing future suicide risk, as the type of suicide intent has been associated with future suicide attempts [44, 45]. Therefore, the measurement of suicide intent may be particularly useful in the assessment of short-term suicide risk [46].…”
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“…Many studies have assessed the value of measuring suicide intent for screening purposes and for its use in assessing future suicide risk, as the type of suicide intent has been associated with future suicide attempts [44, 45]. Therefore, the measurement of suicide intent may be particularly useful in the assessment of short-term suicide risk [46].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Medically serious acts of DSH may result in more lengthy, intensive, and costly hospital treatment but they may also indicate those patients at increased risk of repetition or of subsequent suicide (Rosen, 1976; Suokas & Lönnqvist, 1991). Several studies have reported on the associations of lethality with suicidal intent and patient characteristics such as depression and hopelessness (Goldney, 1981; Pallis & Sainsbury, 1976; Power, Cooke, & Brooks, 1985); however, the methods used to rate lethality are sometimes relatively insensitive, for example dividing attempts into two groups (high and low lethality), or indirect, for example based on the type of medical ward to which the patient was admitted. In some studies, severity has been based on the characteristics associated with the medical seriousness of the act of DSH, and in others on its potential lethality.…”
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“…The acts subsumed under the term of deliberate self-harm differ in the degree and clarity of conscious suicidal intention (2)(3)(4). The value of assessing suicidal intent associated with self-harm has been discussed by several authors (3,5 ) and a number of methods have been devised for its measurement (6)(7)(8)(9). In addition to their use in screening, such instruments may have a predictive value for the future risk of suicide (1,9).…”
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