Resource Tag: YUGOSLAVIA

This article compares 2 geographically very distant telephone crisis lines: one in Los Angeles, USA, & one in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. Findings include: similar philosophy & principles of crisis intervention; identical data documentation; differences in staff (lay volunteers in LA & semiprofessionals in LJ); differences in content of calls (more anonymous, shorter, & seriously suicidal in […]

Studies indicate that one of the causes of the very high suicide rate in Slovenia, a republic of Yugoslavia, is the national character which is typified by introjected aggression, perfectionism, hard-working nature, distance with others, fatalism & an inclination to depressive disorders & alcoholism. In this condensation, the author uses a specific suicide case to […]

In Slovenia, a republic of Yugloslavia, 132 persons over 65 ended their lives in 1984: twice the number for the total population. In 50 cases, a somatic disease was the motive & a review of 32 of the medical records showed that the majority suffered from vascular diseases. In this summary, the authors describe the […]

This article reports on analysis of the demographic, sociopsychiatric, & personality data of 200 completed suicides (investigated by psychological autopsy) in Yugoslavia. Results show the existence of several pathogenetic sets that are interpreted as suicidogenous factors: old age with characteristics of geriatric pathology; depression; alcoholism associated with aggression; psychotic behaviour; “anomic” circumstances, & crisis. (5 […]

Investigated is suicide among the elderly in Slovena, Yugoslavia, during 1977-83. Suicide rates for this period averaged 63.1/100,000 for the aged , compared to 32.7/100,000 for the general public. In descending order, somatic diseases, lonliness, & marriage & family disputes are primary motivations for suicide, compared to marital & family disputes, somatic diseases, & lonliness […]

The object of this research was to demonstrate the importance of heeding verbal & nonverbal clues that an adolescent is about to commit suicide. All 67 cases of adolescent suicide autopsied in Belgrade from 1969-1978 were studied (44 females, 23 males). Nearly 1/3 had verbally announced their intent. Implications for prevention are discussed. (NBB)

The goals of the first crisis line in the Republic of Slovenia, Yugoslavia, was to reduce suicide rates. This has been difficult to evaluate. However, the centre has received & documented over 15,000 calls in its 5 years of operation. Selection & training of volunteers is discussed; demographic & epidemiologic data collected has provided profiles […]

The Hetrogeneous cultural environment & different suicide rates in various parts of Yugoslavia make that country a suitable area for transcultural research of the phenomenon of suicide. Table 2 sets forth suicide rates for 1967, & compares them to 1981 data, for 8 different Yugoslavian areas. 10 Ref. (NBB)

This study of suicide in adolescence was based the authors’ research pf autopsies carried out in Belgrade during 1969-78. 67 cases (23 males, 44 females) were reviewed. 18 committed suicide by hanging, 14 used firearms, 10 used poison, 6 drowned, 5 jumped in the path of a train & 1 used a knife to pierce […]

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The author presents an analysis of 10 mainly psychological categories encountered in his psychiatric or mental health treatment of the aged. Categories dealt with are: feelings of loneliness, feelings of boredom, failed life, feelings of guilt, life weariness, anxiety of advancing age, fear of dying, fear of death, faith in the afterlife, sense of life. […]

While society has the right to intervene in suicidal attempts, man has the right to kill himself. The authors question the right for further intervention, however, if the individual has reached his decision after considerable thought & deliberation, & in the absence of psychic crisis. They oppose the psychiatrism of suicide, claiming this emphasis on […]

The authors tested 60 family members of persons who attempted suicide & 60 family members of persons who have committed suicide, using a neurosis test, a family cohesivness test & a test of bringing up attitudes. They conclude that in comparison with members of “normal” families they differ in neurosis, family cohesiveness, & in preference […]

The striking differences of suicide rates (from 32 to 2) in different regions of Yugoslavia are pointed out. An attempt is made to explain this phenomenon with differences in life-style of peoples concerned.

The authors analyzed 100 completed suicides by the method of psychological autopsy to determine the presence of depressive states in these individuals. Symptoms of depressive mood, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, decreased energy, social introversion, functional incapacity, & suicidal preoccupation were the basis for diagnosis. Results indicated depression was highly possible in 75% of the […]

A follow up study was conducted among 161 psychiatric patients over a period of 9.6 years in an attempt to determine the relationship between endogenous depression & suicidal behavior. Suicide was committed by 8 patients (5%) & attempted by 66 (41%). Females were predominant in both attempted & completed suicides. The highest number of attempts […]