Suicidal Feelings in the General Population: A Prevalence Study
Abstract
Feelings that life is not worth living and thoughts of suicide are common in psychiatric patients, particularly in depressives (Beck, 1967). Very little information is available, however, regarding the occurrence of suicidal feelings in the general population. In contrast, the epidemiology of completed suicide has received extensive study (Dublin, 1963), and there have been some epidemiological studies of attempted suicide (Shneidman and Farberow, 1961; Mintz, 1964; Parkin and Stengel, 1965). However, this information cannot automatically be generalized to suicidal feelings. It has been emphasized in recent years that suicidal phenomena are diverse, and that completed suicide, suicidal attempts, and suicidal feelings should not be equated (Stengel and Cook, 1958; Neuringer, 1962).
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Suicidal ideation and behavior have traditionally been conceived as a unidimensional construct, with passive ideation, active intent, and behavior existing along a continuum.
“Suicidal ideation and behavior have traditionally been conceived as a unidimensional construct, with passive ideation, active intent, and behavior existing along a continuum (11, 12).”
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- Authors
- Paykel, E. S., Myers, J. K., Lindenthal, J. J., & Tanner, J.
- Affiliations
- St George's Hospital (GB)
- Yale University (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 1974-05
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 582
- Pages
- 460-469
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2121796784
- Cited by
- 827
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Keywords
- suicidal ideation, general population, prevalence, suicide mortality, suicide attempts, depression
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Depression, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Neurotic Disorders, Religion, Sex Factors, Social Class, Social Isolation, Suicide, Racial Groups
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