Causal Factors in Suicidal Attempts by Male and Female College Students
GRAHAM B. BLAINE JR. M.D.1, and
LIDA R. CARMEN ACSW2
1 Chief of psychiatry, Harvard University Health Services, 75 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138
2 Clinical assistant in psychiatry, Harvard University Health Services, 75 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Case histories of 69 Harvard and Radcliffe students who attempted suicide were surveyed. Variables studied included the mode of suicide, precipitating factors, background factors which may have contributed, and results in terms of treatment and further education. Relevant factors seem to be concerned with loss, concern over academic work, parental level of education, and source of family discipline.
