Ovuga E B, Mugisha R X
Makerere University, Department of Psychiatry, Kampala, Uganda.
Crisis. 1990 May;11(1):60-72.
The study of suicidal behavior is so complex that the search continues for clues that might explain why some people make successful suicide attempts on their lives. In this article, the authors describe attitudes and psychological characteristics of suicidal psychiatric patients and university students in Transkei. Using a specially designed suicide proneness inventory, the authors describe three factors associated with suicide proneness in Transkei, namely, Suicidal Ideation, Feeling Abandoned, and Lack of Self-Esteem. The findings suggest that suicide wishes are probably more prevalent in the general population than clinical evidence might suggest. Also, it appears that the two most important factors associated with high risk for suicide are a person's inability to cope with stressful situations and a negative personal attitude toward life.
对自杀行为的研究非常复杂，以至于人们仍在不断寻找线索，以解释为何有些人会成功地试图自杀。在本文中，作者描述了特兰斯凯地区有自杀倾向的精神科患者和大学生的态度及心理特征。通过使用专门设计的自杀倾向量表，作者描述了与特兰斯凯地区自杀倾向相关的三个因素，即自杀意念、被遗弃感和缺乏自尊。研究结果表明，自杀意愿在普通人群中可能比临床证据所显示的更为普遍。此外，似乎与自杀高风险相关的两个最重要因素是一个人应对压力情况的能力不足以及对生活的消极个人态度。
