Journal article
Problem Resolution and Repetition of Parasuicide
Abstract
Resolution of presenting problems at three-month follow-up was studied in 228 parasuicides. 'Non-resolvers' presented with less severe problems, but prodromes were longer, prior episodes more frequent, and they experienced more powerlessness and internally directed hostility than the resolvers. At follow-up resolvers had improved more on measures of depression, externally and internally directed hostility, locus of control, powerlessness, …
Authors
Sakinofsky I; Roberts RS; Brown Y; Cumming C; James P
Journal
The British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 156, No. 3, pp. 395–399
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
March 1990
DOI
10.1192/bjp.156.3.395
ISSN
0007-1250