Resource Tag: INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS

This research investigated broad interpersonal themes related to suicide as revealed through suicides notes. This study was a qualitative investigation of suicide notes written by 138 individuals who died by suicide. Grounded theory analysis revealed 7 interpersonal themes: instructions; positive relationships; explanations; relationship reconciliation/maintenance; concern for others; negative relationships; & acknowledging end of relationship. These […]

55 child & adolescent suicide victims & 55 community controls in Quebec were assessed using semi-structured, proxy-based interviews & questionnaires regarding sexual orientation & gender issues, psychopathological diagnoses, & service use. No significant differences between the 2 groups were found regarding same-sex sexual orientation nor intimidation related to same-sex sexual orientation. Suicide victims with same-sex […]

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The purpose of this study was to determine which items & scales on the College Adjustment Scales were sensitive to therapeutic change for college students, thus assessing the validity of the test as an outcome measure & providing data for the development of future college counselling specific outcome questionnaires. 9 of 12 items addressing suicide […]

Another letter with the same title was published previously in SLTB.

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Data was collected from 2402 high school students in Chandigarh, India. The statistical analyses used were chi square & Spearman’s correlation. 1078 students reported psychological problems. 180 students repored that life was a burden. 122 reported suicide ideation & 8 reported a suicide attempt. There was significant correlation between student’s perception of life as a […]

This article discusses factors that contribute to depression & suicide in college students.

This study explored factors associated with suicide ideation & attempts among 454 female sex workers in a rural county of Guangxi, China. About 14% of respondents had thought of suicide & 8% had attempted suicide in the past 6 months. Multiple logistic regression analyses indicated that those women who were dissatisfied with life, abused alcohol, […]

In a sample of suicide notes from 34 adolescents, ages 14-18 years, younger adolescents reported more social isolation from their families than did the older adolescents. Male adolescents less often reported feelings of isolation from family members than did female adolescents. (1 ref.)

This study explored clinical & nonclinical predictors of inpatient hospital admission decisions across a sample of 13,245 children in foster care over 4 years. Optimal data analysis was used to construct a non-linear classification tree model for predicting admission decisions. As expected, clinical variables such as suicidality, psychoticism, & dangerousness predicted psychiatric admission. Several variables […]

This study examined age-related effects of individual DSM criteria for borderline personality disorder & symptoms of depression & anxiety in 3 groups: patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, another personality disorder, or no personality disorder. A mixed clinical & community sample of 380 participants, ages 20-50 years, were studied. Significant interactions were found for personality […]

A psychological autopsy study was conducted comparing 60 suicide cases & 120 living controls matched in age, gender, & area of residence in Bali. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified the risk factors as being: at least one diagnosis of axis-I mental disorder; low level of religious involvement; & severe interpersonal problems. 48 of the suicide […]

The authors propose a reciprocity-based theory to explain suicides associated with relationship problems. Employing a content analysis of suicide notes, the theory was tested. Evidence was found of exploitation, exploiter guilt, retaliation, & retreat as motives for relationship-based suicide. Reciprocity-based note writers were more likely to have used alcohol or drugs in the hours prior […]

The authors investigated the association between sexual abuse in childhood & subsequent incidents of deliberate self-harm in women. A random community sample of 252 women in New Zealand reporting childhood sexual abuse was interviewed & compared to a group of 225 women not reporting abuse. The subgroup of women reporting abuse & subsequent deliberate self-harm […]

This study examined the predictive relationship between interpersonal & emotional problem solving skills & parasuicide in a sample of 33 chronically parasuicidal outpatient women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder. Subjects were assessed initially & at 4-month intervals for 1 year. Inappropriate problem solving measured at the 4- & 8-month assessment points was a significant […]

The author’s belief is that instigators are responsible in a significant number of suicides. She hypothesizes that early trauma associated with death or abandonment can lead a person to become an instigator. Research, case studies, & examples from history & literature are used to examine the role of the instigator in suicide in diverse populations […]

The incidence & causes of suicide in the construction industry in Queensland were examined using psychological autopsy & focus group investigations. A total of 64 male suicides occurred over a 7-year period, representing a crude suicide rate of 40.3 per 100,000, significantly greater than the working age Australian male rate. Young employess were at excessive […]

This study tested the hypothesis that suicides that can be attributed to a psychiatric illness show a higher seasonality than suicides due to any other reason. All suicides registered in Italy from 1984-2000 were analyzed with circular statistic techniques. Suicides attributable to a psychiatric illness showed a significantly higher seasonal unevenness than the suicides attributable […]

In this book, the author shares personal & unorthodox ways to survive in what can be a cruel world. The book only has one directive & that is “don’t be mean”.

Coroner court records of 1,721 Singaporean suicides occuring between 2000-2004 were reviewed; 398 individuals left suicide letters. Letter writers tended to be younger, single, & less likely to have mental or physical illness. A reason for suicide was evident in 58% of the letters. Major reasons included school & relationship problems in the young, financial […]