Resource Tag: SUICIDE PACTS

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This study describes social & clinical characteristics in cases of suicide from different age & diagnostic groups. 4859 patients in England & Wales who died by suicide & had had recent contact (within 1 year) with mental health services during the period 1996-2000 were studied. It was found that prevention measures likely to benefit young […]

This letter to the editor comments on an article on suicide in Japan previously published in The Lancet. Crump uses his letter to correct some information in the prior article, namely, explanations for the increase in the suicide rate among males, & to outline steps the Japanese government is taking to address suicide, e.g. a […]

The present study covered the analysis of 7 Internet media portrayals & 188 readers’ spontaneous Internet comments about a case of 2 adolescents who survived a serious suicide attempt. More than half of the comments expressed readers’ negative attitude (ironic 31% & angry 28%) while 21% of them remained neutral or indifferent. 21% tried to […]

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For a related article, please see SIEC #2005-0150

For the original article by S Rajagopal, please see SIEC #2005-0141

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The evolution of the phenomenon of burning charcoal to complete suicide by carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning (an increasingly common method of completing suicide in Hong Kong since 1998), was explored in the current study. It was found that CO poisoning by burning charcoal rose from 0% of all Hong Kong suicides in 1996 & 1997 […]

The authors define suicide pacts & explore the common characteristics behind them. Prevention techniques for suicide in general & pacts in particular are also discussed. (7 refs)

This chapter explores the phenomenon of folie a deux, which can occur in several syndromes in which mental symptoms, particularly paranoid delusions, are transmitted from one person to one or more others with whom the apparent instigator is in some way intimately associated, so that they also come to share the same delusional ideas. The […]

This article presents a case study of 2 brothers who possibly represent a rare instance of folie a deux & subsequent suicide pact between children. Discussion following the case study targets the role of separation in the treatment of folie a deux & uncertainties in diagnosing suicide pacts among children. (29 refs)

Published in “Suicide Risk & Protective Factors in the New Millennium,” ed. by O T Grad

The present report is based on 13 cases (4%) of suicide attempt in 2 samples of double adolescent suicide attempters, which appear to be unique in the literature. The 13 cases correspond to 8 actual double attempts. These were compared to single attempters, & to adult suicide pacts. The biggest difference between the adolescent & […]

This manuscript is targeted towards educators, students, parents, the mental health system, & the media. The manuscript includes various recommendations or suggestions for each of these groups in dealing with suicide in the community. The manuscript concludes with challenges faced in helping suicidal adolescence, & also contains suggestions for the community to use in dealing […]

The authors describe for the first time the epidemiology of homicide-suicide incidents for England & Wales, of which there were 144 incidences between 1988 & 1992, resulting in 327 deaths. Various findings are discussed. In general, homicide-suicide in England & Wales is found mostly to be a ‘family matter,’in which men of predominantly lower social […]

This editorial discusses several possible influences that the internet may have on suicide. Several examples are cited in which individuals discuss methods of suicide, make suicide pacts, & obtain information on how to complete suicide during dialogue on internet chat rooms. The author notes that the internet can also be positive (as a counseling agent […]

In this chapter, the authors discuss how government officials, civic leaders, psychiatrists, & other mental health professionals in the Denver metropolitan area responded to the Columbine shootings & their aftermath. First, the events of April 20 & important background information are summarized. Second, the acute & longer-term psychological impact on the victims & the larger […]