Brevard A, Lester D, Yang B J
Scottsdale Police Department, Arizona.
Crisis. 1990 May;11(1):7-11.
Suicide notes written by completed suicides were compared with suicide notes written by attempted suicides for the three motives for suicide described by Menninger. The motives of escape from pain and anger directed toward others did not differentiate the two samples of notes, but suicide notes written by completed suicides were more likely to have the motive of self-blame.
针对门宁格所描述的三种自杀动机，对已完成自杀者所写的遗书与自杀未遂者所写的遗书进行了比较。逃避痛苦和对他人的愤怒这两种动机并不能区分这两类遗书样本，但已完成自杀者所写的遗书更有可能存在自责动机。
