title: The communicative aspect of nonfatal suicidal behavior--are there gender differences?
abstract: Data from the Norwegian part of the WHO/EURO Multicenter Study on Suicidal Behavior were used to investigate gender differences in the communicative aspect of nonfatal suicidal behavior by means of analyzing precipitating factors, intentions involved in and effects of the suicidal act within the frame of Qvortrup's interpretation of speech-act theory. Eighty-nine patients (48 women and 41 men) were included in the analyses, virtually no gender differences were found. Thus, in general, the results did not support the view that persons engaging in nonfatal suicidal behavior should receive different treatment or follow-up as a group based on their gender. The results gave some support to Qvortrup's speech-act theory and his four categories of suicidal behavior, emotional toward others, regulative toward others, emotional toward oneself and regulative toward oneself.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Heidi.Hjelmeland@svt.ntnu.no
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hjelmeland
authors.forename: Birthe Loa
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Knizek
authors.forename: Hilmar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nordvik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003142:Communication; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D015985:Precipitating Factors; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D012737:Sex Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*