The Assessment of Self-Destructive Potentiality (IN: Suicidal Behavior: Diagnosis and Management, ed. by H L P Resnik)

This study attempts to evaluate self-destructive potential. Inner motivations such as conscious intention, or no provision for rescue showed high suicide potential. Other aspects such as very negative communications to hostile persons increased suicide likelihood. The likelihood of lethality of weapon (eg. firearms and high jumps are high risk) shows intentionality.(JA)