Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)

Korean Psychosomatic Society (한국정신신체의학회)
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The Relationship between Hopelessness and Suicidal Lethality of Suicide Attempters

자살기도자의 절망감과 자살치명도간의 관계

  • Park, Jeong-Rae (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Ick (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Jin (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Seok-Jung (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Chung, In-Won (Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • 박정래 (충북대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 이상익 (충북대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김재진 (충북대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김석중 (충북대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 정인원 (충북대학교 의과대학 신경정신과학교실)
  • Published : 1996.06.15
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship of hopelessness and suicidal lethality of suicide attempters. The subjects were 72 persons who attempted suicide and came to the emergency room of Chungbuk National University Hospital from April 1st, 1995 to March 31st, 1996. The hopelessness of suicide attempter was assessed by Beck Hopelessness Scale(BHS), and the suicidal lethality was assessed by Risk-Rescue score. The Risk-Rescue Scores exhibited no significant differences in demographic characteristics (sex, age, education, religion, marital status, socioeconomic class, occupation) and psychiatric diagnoses. But the Risk-Rescue scores were significantly higher in high BHS group(BHS score ${\geq}$ 9) than in low BHS group(BHS score <9) and positive correlation was observed between the BHS and the Risk-Rescue score(Rs=0.77 : p<0.05). These results suggest that level of hopelessness be a major risk factor for suicidal lethality.

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