This investigation represents an attempt to employ the Devries Suicide Prediction Scale and the Rorschach Inkblot Test in a two-stage predictive model which was designed to decrease the high false positive rate associated with the Devries and to design a way in which the Rorschach could be used efficiently in suicide prediction in a large mental hospital setting. The Rorschach was not found to significantly improve the predictive ability of the Devries. An unexpectedly high percentage of mental patients in the study, thirty-eight percent, admitted to previous suicide attempts, raising the question of whether suicidal behavior is not more common than is usually thought.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504130 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Gordon, James L. |
| Contributors | Harrell, Ernest H., Blackman, Thomas O., Johnson, Ray W. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 41 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Gordon, James L., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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