van de Merwe T J
S Afr Med J. 1980 Apr 5;57(14):523-9.
A review of relevant publications with reference to epidemiological data and their application to predictive profiles of at-risk populations regarding suicide and attempted suicide is given. It is indicated that suicide and parasuicide are to be seen as sociocultural problems with a complexity of contributing factors. Conscious and subconscious motives play a part within a psycho-existential continuum with intrapsychic, interpersonal, biological, psychological and social components. This spectrum of individualized components and the social impact of the deed present the clinician with a psychiatric emergency for which he must be adequately equipped. Management based on a team approach is delineated.
本文综述了相关出版物中关于流行病学数据及其在自杀和自杀未遂高危人群预测概况中的应用。研究表明，自杀和准自杀应被视为具有多种促成因素的社会文化问题。意识和潜意识动机在一个包含心理内部、人际、生物、心理和社会成分的心理存在连续体中发挥作用。这种个体化成分的范围以及行为的社会影响给临床医生带来了精神科急症，对此他必须有充分的应对准备。文中还阐述了基于团队方法的管理措施。
