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Depression followed by suicide: a comparison of depressed suicides with living depressives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

B. M. Barraclough  and
D. J. Pallis
B. M. Barraclough
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Clinical Psychiatry Unit, Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, Sussex
D. J. Pallis
Affiliation:
M.R.C. Clinical Psychiatry Unit, Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, Sussex
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Synopsis

The characteristics of 64 suicides with a retrospective diagnosis of depression and 128 depressives referred for psychiatric treatment were compared. The following items differentiated the suicide group: male sex, older age in females, single status, living alone, the symptoms of insomnia, impaired memory and self neglect, and a history of suicide attempts. The value of these items in assessing suicide risk in depressive illness is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 55 - 61
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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