Beratis S
Department of Psychiatry, University of Patras Medical School, Greece.
Psychopathology. 1990;23(3):161-8. doi: 10.1159/000284654.
The cultural characteristics of a population may affect the relevant importance of the various factors involved in suicidal attempts. This study investigated the factors which led Greek adolescents to such attempts. Family disruption was significantly greater in the attempters than in the control subjects. However, parental restriction of the youngsters' personal freedom emerged as the major factor resulting in suicidal attempts. It was reported by 55% of the attempters and only by 17% of the control subjects. In 48% of the attempters, restriction of freedom was the reason for quarrels and strained relationship between them and their parents. Psychiatric disorders were significantly more frequent in the attempters (57%) than in the control subjects (3%). Youngsters with multiple attempts (41% of the cases) were more frequently associated with psychiatric disorders than youngsters with one attempt. The findings indicate that suppression of personal freedom by the parents is a major risk factor for suicidal attempts in Greek adolescent girls.
一个群体的文化特征可能会影响自杀未遂所涉及的各种因素的相关重要性。本研究调查了导致希腊青少年自杀未遂的因素。自杀未遂者的家庭破裂情况明显比对照组严重。然而，父母对青少年个人自由的限制成为导致自杀未遂的主要因素。55%的自杀未遂者报告了这一情况，而对照组中只有17%的人报告了这一情况。在48%的自杀未遂者中，自由受限是他们与父母发生争吵和关系紧张的原因。自杀未遂者中精神疾病的发生率（57%）明显高于对照组（3%）。多次自杀未遂的青少年（占病例的41%）比单次自杀未遂的青少年更常伴有精神疾病。研究结果表明，父母对个人自由的压制是希腊青少年女孩自杀未遂的一个主要风险因素。
