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A Scale for Predicting Subsequent Suicidal Behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Dorothy Buglass  and
John Horton
Dorothy Buglass
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, University Department of Psychiatry, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
John Horton
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine; currently Department of Psychiatry, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.A
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Between 1962 and 1970, the male parasuicide (attempted suicide) rate in Edinburgh has doubled, and the rate for women shows a 70 per cent increase (Kreitman, 1972). Of those who are admitted following a parasuicidal act a substantial proportion are readmitted—approximately 15 per cent within 12 months and 25 per cent within three years. Parasuicide is a sign of severe distress, and repetition indicates that the distress has not been adequately alleviated. A means of early identification of the potential repeaters would be valuable.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 124 , Issue 583 , June 1974 , pp. 573 - 578
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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