Components of Depression in Attempted Suicides
- 1 November 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 85 (2) , 257-260
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1973.9915655
Abstract
A factor analysis of the responses of suicide attempters to the Beck Depression Inventory yielded factors similar to those found in previous studies of nonattempters. The consistent association of hopelessness and suicidal wishes in factor analytic studies supports the conclusions from other investigations that hopelessness is an important precursor to suicidal behavior.Keywords
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