The authors have studied the relationships between
precipitating factors evaluated by the social readjustment
rating scales, and risk scores, rescue scores, riskrescue
scores of 295 suicide attempters who admitted
to Han Gang Sacred Heart Hospital fro...
The authors have studied the relationships between
precipitating factors evaluated by the social readjustment
rating scales, and risk scores, rescue scores, riskrescue
scores of 295 suicide attempters who admitted
to Han Gang Sacred Heart Hospital from Mar. 1981 to
Jul. 1984.
The results are as follows;
1) The most frequent precipiting factor of suicidal
attempts classified by the social readjustment rating
scale was change in the frequency of arguments with
spouse(16.3%) and next one was difficulty in friendship
with opposite sex(12.7%).
2) There were no significant differences in risk
scores, rescue scores, and risk-rescue scores between
large life stress group and small stress group which
were divided at the score of 300 in the social readiustment
rating scale.
3) There were no significant differences in risk
scores, recue scores, and risk-rescue scores among the
categories of social readjustment rating scale.
4) The social readjustment rating scale was significantly
correlated with rescue scores(p=0.045, Y=0.00198X+7.436)
but not with risk and risk and rescue scores.