Classification of attempted suicide: A review of empirical studies, 1963-1993

Author(s): Kerkhof, A. J. F. M.

Journal/Book: Suicide Life-Threaten Behav. 1996; 26: 72 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012. Guilford Press. 46-67.

Abstract: A review was carried out on empirical studies on the classification of attempted suicide over the period 1963-1993. Our aim was to investigate whether there is research evidence for a valid classification of homogeneous subgroups of suicide attempters. After assessment of the research quality, 32 studies were selected for comparison. Although there is lack of consistency among the studies, indications were found for two clearly distinguished subgroups characterized by mild and severe suicide attempts, which constitute the opposite poles of a one-dimensional concept of severity.

Note: Article E Arensman, Univ Oxford, Warneford Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Oxford OX3 7JX, England

Keyword(s): 5-YEAR FOLLOW-UP; PREDICTIVE SCALES; CLUSTER-ANALYSIS; SELF-INJURY; PARASUICIDE; BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION; REPETITION; OVERDOSES; TYPOLOGY

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