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B Rorsman

Publications and source records attributed to B Rorsman.

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PubMed1980

Suicide in the Lundby study: a controlled prospective investigation of stressful life events.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role played by stressful life events in completed suicide and to find out to what extent similar experiences occur at corresponding periods of life among persons, who do not commit suicide. The suicide group was drawn from a prospective psychiatric cohort study of 3,563 persons, followed during 25 years (The Lundby Study). The suicide persons had all been examined by psychiatrists on one or two occasions at a 'normal' period of their lives. Two control groups from the same population were used: one age- and sex-matched normal group, one sex-matched group of deceased persons, who had died of nonviolent causes at the same ages as the corresponding suicide persons. Acute psychiatric illness was the most prominent factor immediately preceding the suicide. 26 out of the total of 28 suicide persons were considered psychiatrically ill at time of suicide. More suicide persons that controls had experienced undesirable events such as: blow to the self-esteem; object loss; problems at work; sickness reporting, and moving of house. The findings suggest that persons, who finally commit suicide have received more than their due share of the hardships of life. Medical prophylactic measures such as crises intervention and awareness of the diagnosis of depression are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Suicide in the Lundby study: a comparative investigation of clinical aspects.

28 cases of suicide committed in a Swedish population subjected to repeated psychiatric investigations are described. Two groups of controls were selected from the same population: sex- and age-matched living persons (normal group) and sex-matched persons who had died from organic disease at ages corresponding to those at which the individuals in the suicide group had taken their lives (deceased group). The three groups were compared concerning clinical circumstances regarded to have been of importance for the final suicidal act. Interest was focused on events that had occurred during the year prior to suicide. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed in 93% of the suicide group, in 60% of the deceased group, and in 32% of the normal group. Depression was the main diagnosis (50%) in the suicide group, organic brain syndrome in decreased and normals. Medical advice was sought more often (75%) by the suicide group than by normal controls (34%) and about equally often as by the deceased control (84%). 10 of the suicide persons with depressive illness had never seen a psychiatrist.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Suicide and endogenous depression with somatic symptoms in the Lundby study.

The purpose of the study was to elucidate the role played by the so-called masked or somatic depressions in suicide. The records of 28 suicide persons were analyzed concerning depressive symptoms at time of death. The suicide group was drawn from a prospective longitudinal cohort study of 3,563 persons which began in 1947 (the Lunbdy Project) and was followed up during 25 years. All persons had been examined once or twice before the suicide. 14 were considered to have suffered from depression. Irrespective of any reactive factor, most of the depressive persons had symptoms of endogenous type. In 19 out of the 14 persons with depression the clinical picture included also somatic symptoms. The persons with depression had often sought medical advice, though mostly not psychiatrists'. Many of them had been difficult to treat and had shown negativism to medical care. An important suicide prophylactic measure would be to enhance the awareness of hospital clinicians and practitioners of the existence, diagnosis and treatment of endogenous depression.

Adolescent↗