Life event stress, psychosocial factors, suicide attempt and auto-accident proclivity

This investigation had two major objectives. First, the study endeavoured to determine whether or not recent life event stress was associated with the aetiology of self-destructive behaviours, namely, suicide attempt and automobile accident. The second objective was to ascertain the significance of biographical factors and of social, psychological, psychiatric and physical environment conditions present near the time of the attempt or accident. …