Patient dissatisfaction and attempted suicide
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Community Mental Health Journal
- Vol. 12 (3) , 301-305
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01419758
Abstract
This paper deals with the presence of suicidal behavior in a mental health clinic and psychiatric emergency room, and its relationships to what has been described in the literature as the “dependent-dissatisfied” personality. Procedures included a suicidal potential scale, projective figure drawings, and a brief interview about past and present suicidal behavior. The scale used significantly differentiated between high and low potentially suicidal groups. The high suicidal group showed a significantly greater dissatisfaction with treatment both past and present. The implications for both evaluation and therapy of suicidal patients are discussed.Keywords
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