How Therapists Perceive and Treat Suicidal Patients

Little attention has been given in the literature to the therapeutic decisions of those who treat suicidal patients. Through in-depth interviews 27 therapists were asked about their theoretical formulations regarding suicide & their therapeutic preferences in working with suicidal clients. Signficant differences were found between the 9 respondents who had experienced the suicide of a […]

Psychological Assessment of Potentially Suicidal Patients at the Community Mental Health Center, Salt Lake City, Utah (Micro RC 569 F887 1970)

Study to develop and evaluate an effective method of determining suicidal risk. Rating scales were used to differentiate low and medium risk groups and these groups were compared with each other on three personality instruments. (KB)

A Descriptive Survey of Student Suicide in Higher Education Within the Southwestern Rocky Mountain States (Micro HV 6546 B52 1971)

Study to determine the rates and demographic characteristics of student suicides in higher education within the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, and a comparison with studies from Berkeley, Harvard and Yale. (KB)

A Study of Personality Characteristics of Students Having a Suicidal History With Other Groups (Micro HV 6546 H38 1972)

Study to determine if there were differing psychological characteristics between four different groups of 122 students at Brigham Young University and to determine if three different personality instruments (the MMPI, the Bipolar Psychological Inventory and the Behavioral Rating Schedule) administered to these groups could significantly, collectively or individually, identify these differences. (KB)

A Study of the Characteristics of Individuals Treated for Attempted Suicide in Six Utah Hospital Emergency Rooms During 1975 (Micro HV 6548 U52U62 1976)

A study of the characteristics of individuals treated for suicide in six Utah hospitals during 1975. The purpose of this study was to assess, by means of a questionnaire, the demographic characteristics of 304 patients to determine selected personal characteristics such as physical health, alcohol use and method of attempt. Also identified: drug types used […]