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Do suicides who write notes differ from those who do not? A study of suicides in West Berlin
Author(s) -
Heim N.,
Lester D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb01403.x
Subject(s) - psychodynamics , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , suicide methods , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , psychology , medical emergency , medicine , demography , suicide rates , psychoanalysis , sociology , pathology
People who completed suicide in West Berlin and left suicide notes were found to differ in sex, age, method used for suicide and the reason for suicide, compared with those not leaving notes. These results suggest that conclusions from research into the psychodynamics of suicide based on suicide notes may be biased.