A repetition-prediction study on European parasuicide populations

One of the aims of the inter-European study on parasuicide, which was initiated by WHO/Euro in the mid-1980s, was to try and identify social and personal characteristics predictive of future suicidal behavior. A follow-up interview study (the Repetition-Prediction Study) was designed, and so far 1,1...

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Published in:Crisis : the journal of crisis intervention and suicide prevention 1996-01, Vol.17 (1), p.22-31
Main Authors: Bille-Brahe, Unni, Kerkhof, Ad JFM, De Leo, Diego, Schmidtke, Armin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attempted Suicide
Client Characteristics
Community Mental Health Centers
Human
Prediction
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Summary:One of the aims of the inter-European study on parasuicide, which was initiated by WHO/Euro in the mid-1980s, was to try and identify social and personal characteristics predictive of future suicidal behavior. A follow-up interview study (the Repetition-Prediction Study) was designed, and so far 1,145 interviews have been carried out with a sample of patient aged 15 yrs or older at 9 research centers, representing 7 European countries. The study and the instrument used (the European Parasuicide Study Interview Schedules, EPSIS I and II) are described here. Some basic characteristics of the material from the various centers are presented and compared, and the representativeness of the samples are discussed. There were differences between the centers in several respects (e.g, age, previous suidice attempt). Results from analyses based on pooled data have to be treated with some caution because of the possible lack of representativeness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0227-5910
2151-2396
DOI:10.1027/0227-5910.17.1.22