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On chronic suicidality.

R A Lewin1

  • 1Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Towson, Maryland.

Psychiatry
|February 1, 1992
PubMed
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Therapists treating chronically suicidal patients with personality disorders must navigate complex suicidality. Understanding its dual role as hindrance and help is crucial for patient dignity, autonomy, and connection.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Serious personality disorders often involve chronic suicidality, posing significant clinical challenges.
  • Suicidality in these patients is complex, with multifaceted interpersonal and intrapsychic dimensions.
  • Therapeutic management requires acknowledging the paradoxical nature of suicidality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the complex role of suicidality in chronically suicidal patients with personality disorders.
  • To highlight the challenges faced by therapists in managing such cases.
  • To emphasize the importance of understanding suicidality's functions for the patient.

Main Methods:

  • This abstract is based on clinical observations and theoretical considerations.

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  • It involves an in-depth analysis of the psychodynamics of suicidality in this patient population.
  • The focus is on the therapist's perspective and necessary clinical skills.

    • Main Results:

    • Suicidality serves complex functions for patients, acting as both a hindrance and a potential aid.
    • It can be central to the patient's quest for dignity, autonomy, and meaningful connection.
    • Therapists must manage uncertainty and recognize the intricate meanings of suicidal behaviors.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective therapy requires therapists to tolerate uncertainty and understand the dual role of suicidality.
    • Recognizing suicidality's potential benefits is key to facilitating patient autonomy and connection.
    • Addressing suicidality necessitates a nuanced approach that views it as integral to the patient's search for a life worth living.