title: Anger and hopelessness in suicide notes: a preliminary study.
abstract: Notes from 20 attempted suicides and 20 completed suicides did not differ significantly in hopelessness or mention of social problems. Age was associated with cognitive hopelessness and somatic complaints.
authors.affiliation: Vermont College, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hokans
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000786:Anger; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011578:Psycholinguistics; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D014956:Writing