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Mental Health of Widows After a Sudden Death: Suicide and Non-Suicide Survivors Compared
The presenter discussed the results of a study comparing the mental health of widows after the suicide of their spouse with the mental health of widows after sudden spousal death by other modes & identified the variables associated with satisfactory & unsatisfactory mental health. The mental health of 40 widows was assessed at 12-21 months […]
A Model for an In-House Program to Assist Despairing and Suicidal Detainees/Institutional Residents
This presentation focussed on the experience of starting & continuing the Lifeline Suicide Intervention Program at the Suffolk County Jail in Boston. One of the aims of the presentation was to demonstrate a peer-level program can be supportive of, & cooperative with, professional staff & consultants at the institution. A profile of the 60+ detainne […]
Ethnic Variation in Parasuicide
The results of a study examining the variation in parasuicide among patients from different ethnic groups presenting to the Toronto General Hospital between August 1977-August 1978 were reported in this presentation. The social networks of patients born outside of Canada were compared to parasuicidal patients born in Canada & conclusions were drawn about possible differences […]
Suicide – Part of a More Extensive Entity or a Group of Separate Phenomena
This presentation discussed whether suicide is part of a range of self-destructive behaviours or if it is a separate phenomena. It was asserted that concentrating on suicide alone is inadequate for research purposes as such as focus may neglect the precipitating events, life events, motivation, & the individual’s own concepts of life & death that […]
The Transactional Nature of Suicide
The applications of transactional analysis to the understanding & treatment of suicide were discussed in this presentation. The ways in which suicidal behaviour can be scripted within the family & how treatment efforts can be optimized were also demonstrated.
National Survey of Canadian Crisis Centres
This presentation reported the results of a survey of Canadian crisis centres. 52 of 94 centres agreed to participate in a survey conducted in the fall of 1978. Information from over 2600 call reports was collected & analysed.
Using Natural Language Processing to Classify Suicide Notes
Human Language Technology Conference, 2008, Columbus, Ohio
Admissions for Attempted Suicide to General Hospitals in The Netherlands: 1970-1976
In this presentation, data on general hospital admission rates for attempted suicide in The Netherlands for 1970, 1973, & 1976 were examined. Over the study period, the admission rate rose 70% & was mainly explained by the doubling of admissions for self-poisoning. Women had higher absolute rates than men but the relative increase was less […]
Coping With Adolescent Parasuicides
This presentation was structured to introduce background & current work on adolescent parasuicides; to describe the context of the study being presented & the research methodology used; to analyze & describe the results; & to discuss precipitating factors. Possible explanations for parasuicidal behaviour were briefly discussed. The presentation also outlined a model for coping with […]
Suicide and Urban Environment
In this presentation, a study investigating the relationship between suicide rates & social environments in various parts of Helsinki in 1970-1971 was discussed. Results supported the hypotheses that the suicide rate is inversely related to the degree of integration of the community & that integrative changes tend to decrease & disintegrative changes to increase suicides.
Attempted Suicide in Egypt
This presentation discussed the epidemiology of attempted suicide in Cairo, Egypt. A crude suicide attempt rate for 1975 was calculated to be 38.5 per 100,000 population. A high percentage of suicides occurred in the age range 15-44 years. The accuracy of official government records was questioned.
Suicide Trends in Europe: a Study of the Decline in Suicide in England and Wales and the Increase Elsewhere
This presentation examined four hypotheses put forward to account for the changes in reported suicide rates in various European countries. The starting point for the study was a substantial fall (36%) in rates in England & Wales between 1961-1963 & 1972-1974. Three results from a comparative epidemiological study were discussed.
Suicide in the Native Indian of Canada
This presentation discussed the suicide rate among Canada’s Native population, focusing on the parameters of the problem, contributing factors, & prevention strategies.
Some Forms of Indirect Self-Destruction and Their Psychopathology
In this presentation, Achte discussed various forms of indirect self-destructive behaviours, such as excessive eating by individuals & pollution & excessive population growth on a wider, global scale. The motivation for these behaviours were discussed – some times they approximate suicidal imupulses & other times, defensive purposes. The presentation focussed on a broad interpretation of […]
The Typical Male/Female Suicide Attempt Ratio: an Artefact?
In this presentation, the author discussed the test of a hypothesis that the female/male parasuicide ratio might be a reflection of the difference in use of services rather than a typical parasuicide phenomenon. An inpatient case register in The Netherlands provided the data. Rates of admission for attempted suicide with & without correction for difference […]
A Short-Stay Intensive Care Multi-Disciplinary Unit for Parasuicides
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Boras 1978 – a Swedish Cocoanut Grove Disaster
This presentation gave a preliminary report on the grief reactions of close relatives of young people who died in a hotel fire in Sweden. 12 families were contacted on the second day after the fire with follow-up semi-structured interviews scheduled for every second month during the first year. In addition, information about their reactions was […]
Characteristics Identified Among CMHC Patients Committing Suicide Between 1970-1977 and Control Group Still in Treatment: Progress Report of Longitudinal Study
This presentation provided a progress report on a 3-phase longitudinal study of suicide among patients still in treatment in Pennsylvania. Results represent findings from the completion of Phase I & test results from Phase II. Results of the second phase indicate different patterns by gender that may hold promise of identifiers of suicide risk in […]
The Impact of Health and Social Care Systems on Suicide Attempters
The results of a follow-up study of a cohort of 228 suicide attempters were reported in this presentation. Specific attention was paid to the impact of health & community care systems on this population. Results took into account certain measures of personality & the bearing of these on the outcomes.
The Ecology of Suicides in SR Macedonia/Yugoslavia
Suicides in SR Macedonia/Yugoslavia were discussed in this presentation. Information was available for 588 cases. The territorial distribution of these cases was examined & epidemiological characteristics of cases within each of 3 regions were described.
Suicide and Civic Republicanism: Questioning Durkheim and Putnam
The author explored comparative data from three diverse sources – Italy in the nineteenth century & Italy, India, & the United States in the late twentieth century – which demonstrate unexpected relationships between high levels of civic sociability & suicide. The data also suggest that the conventionally expected inverse relationship between social capital & suicide […]
The Response Ability Project: Does Reporting Suicide and Mental Illness Belong in a Journalism Curriculum?
The Response Ability project is a collaboration between mental health professionals & the Australian journalism education sector aimed at improving the reporting of mental illness & suicide. This presentation discussed an evaluation of the project. It was found to be successful in setting a tone of collaboration reflected in the success of subsequent publications & […]
Prevention of Adolescent Suicide in the Deaf Population
Innovative research described in this proceeding shows suicide attempts among deaf adolescents have increased at an alarming rate. A package, based on a successful prevention model, including a film & manual specifically designed for deaf adolescents is described. Warning signs, intervention techniques, & theories on the reasons underlying adolescent suicide attempt rates are discussed. (6 […]
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