Essays about: "suicide-attempters"

Found 2 essays containing the word suicide-attempters.

  1. 1. When life loses its meaning: Sense of Coherence among elderly suicide attempters

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Mellqvist; [2009-10-14T12:11:03Z]
    Keywords : sense of coherence; ; suicide-attempters; elderly; social support;

    Abstract : The results of this study show that social variables are associated with SOC. Spending too little time with one’s children, grandchildren as well as perceived loneliness and having moved in the past five years is associated with low SOC. This may be explained by the lack of social inclusion that these variables imply. READ MORE

  3. 2. Neurobiological aspect of suicide; a review of low cerebrospinal 5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentration and prediction of suicidality

    University essay from Institutionen för vård och natur

    Author : Almira Osmanovic; [2007]
    Keywords : CSF 5-HIAA; Suicide attempts; suicide; serotonin; 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid; depression; neurobiology of suicide.;

    Abstract : Finding an indicator that can point to a high risk group for suicide has long been a desirable aid for the prevention of completed suicides. The studies reviewed in this essay presume that a biological aspect can point out the high risk individual. READ MORE