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The Spouses of Attempted Suicides: A Personality Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. Bhagat
M. Bhagat*
Affiliation:
Airedale General Hospital, Keighley, Yorkshire
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Summary

The 16 PF was administered to 30 female attempted suicides and their spouses, to 20 male attempted suicides and their spouses and to 50 control men and their spouses. Both the female and male attempted suicides show personality disturbance, but there are also sex differences. The female attempted suicides and their spouses appear to share similar personality characteristics, but the spouses of male attempted suicides appear quite dissimilar from their husbands. The effect of the personality of the spouses is briefly discussed in the context of marital relationships of attempted suicides.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 128 , Issue 1 , January 1976 , pp. 44 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1976 

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