[自杀遗书及其对自杀研究的重要性。自杀遗书作者的代表性]
[Suicide notes and their importance to suicide research. The representativeness of suicide note writers].
作者信息
Eisenwort B, Berzlanovich A, Willinger U, Eisenwort G, Lindorfer S, Sonneck G
机构信息
Zentrum für Public Health, Institut für Med. Psychologie, Medizinische Universität Wien.
出版信息
Nervenarzt. 2006 Nov;77(11):1355-6, 1358-60, 1362. doi: 10.1007/s00115-005-1965-y.
BACKGROUND
Suicide notes provide direct information from suicide victims and often are written shortly before the suicide act. An important question is whether those who write such notes are representative for suicide victims who do not.
METHODS
A consecutive series of suicides investigated at the Department of Forensic Medicine in Vienna from April 2002 to March 2003 was examined for the existence of suicide notes. Note writers were compared with non-note writers according to the variables age, sex, family status, occupational status, psychiatric care, suicide motive, and method.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
Suicide victims who leave suicide notes do not differ statistically significantly from non-note-leavers in sex, age, family status, psychiatric care, motive, or method. This means they are representative for all suicide victims concerning important demographic factors.
背景
自杀遗书提供了自杀受害者的直接信息，且通常是在自杀行为发生前不久写下的。一个重要的问题是，那些写下此类遗书的人是否能代表未写遗书的自杀受害者。
方法
对2002年4月至2003年3月在维也纳法医学部调查的一系列连续自杀案例进行检查，看是否存在自杀遗书。根据年龄、性别、家庭状况、职业状况、精神护理、自杀动机和方式等变量，将写遗书者与未写遗书者进行比较。
结果与结论
留下自杀遗书的自杀受害者在性别、年龄、家庭状况、精神护理、动机或方式上与未留遗书者在统计学上无显著差异。这意味着在重要的人口统计学因素方面，他们能代表所有自杀受害者。
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