Pain persistence and lethality of suicide attempts - Paashaus L, Forkmann T, Glaesmer H, Juckel G, Rath D, Sch önfelder A, Teismann T.

The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide posits that elevated pain tolerance is necessary to engage in suicidal behavior. It is assumed that suicidal intent only leads to lethal (or near lethal) suicide attempts when an individual has the capabili...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news