title: [Life events and self-destructive behavior].
abstract: The role of life events in precipitating self-destructive behaviour, especially in suicide attempts, needs to be studied in this paper the social readjustment rating scale (Holmes and Rahe), in its spanish version, in a sample of 100 suicide attempters are reported. The mean social readjustment index was 255.2 +/- 137.01, which is a higher score than that observed in medical inpatients (180.69 +/- 72.03) in our context. The mean life events index was 8.69 +/- 4.32, higher valves than were recorded in the somatic in patients sample (5.97 +/- 2.99). No sex differences were found in any of the two indexes. The finding of a greater number of unpleasant life events by different researchers is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Psiquiatría, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vizán Ferrero
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gracia Marco
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: González de Rivera y Revuelta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Acontecimientos vitales y conducta autodestructiva.