material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations... more material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provi-sions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its Version of June 24, 1985, and a Copyright fee must always be paid. Violations fall under the prosecution act of the German Copyright Law.
Acute hyperthyroidism is known to be a cause of psychopathologic and especially anxiety syndromes... more Acute hyperthyroidism is known to be a cause of psychopathologic and especially anxiety syndromes. A review of the literature will be given. Nonreversible psychopathologic changes in an euthyroid state after hyperthyroidism are also described. Correlations between T4-concentration and neuropsychologic and electroencephalographic findings were reported. CT findings of the brain are not mentioned. A case report should help to discuss nonreversible changes after hyperthyroidism and cranial CT findings.
In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a hig... more In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a higher rate of completed suicides, indicating major gender differences in lethality of suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study was to analyse the extent to which these gender differences in lethality can be explained by factors such as choice of more lethal methods or lethality differences within the same suicide method or age. In addition, we explored gender differences in the intentionality of suicide attempts. Methods. Epidemiological study using a combination of self-report and official data. Mental health care services in four European countries: Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal. Data basis: Completed suicides derived from official statistics for each country (767 acts, 74.4% male) and assessed suicide attempts excluding habitual intentional self-harm (8,175 acts, 43.2% male). Main Outcome Measures and Data Analysis. We collected data on suicidal acts in eight regions of four ...
It has often been hypothesized that life events and family factors are “causes” of suicidal behav... more It has often been hypothesized that life events and family factors are “causes” of suicidal behavior. In this context, the influence of a broken home has been the subject of a great deal of discussion, and it has been suggested that this variable results in a “predisposition” toward suicidal behavior (Haffter 1979), or that it is a “causal factor” (Kitamura 1982) of such behavior. Thus, for example, Biener (1978, p. 115) stated that a broken home is the primary cause or a contributing factor in 60% of cases of suicides among adolescents.
We report on a 24-year-old female patient with an 8-year history of bulimia nervosa. Following hi... more We report on a 24-year-old female patient with an 8-year history of bulimia nervosa. Following high-calorie food intake the patient counteracts weight gain by massive abuse of laxatives and L-thyroxine. In addition to the abuse of slimming agents in patients with bulimia nervosa, which was recently reviewed by Krüger and Bräunig [3], abuse of thyroid hormones also has to be considered in these patients.
The incidence of suicidal behavior among elderly people is difficult to determine, as it is proba... more The incidence of suicidal behavior among elderly people is difficult to determine, as it is probable that many suicides in this age group escape detection. This is attributable to the high incidence of "indirect" suicidal acts and the difficulty of detecting suicidal poisoning among elderly people, because deaths involving such methods are especially liable to be mistakenly classified under other categories of causes of death. Using the available statistics that record the causes of death for persons aged over 60 years in the Federal Republic of Germany, we examined co-variations between suicide figures and the occurrence of other categories of causes of death. The suicide rates exhibited a progressive increase with age for such age groups as a whole. However, the trends observed for individual 5-year age groups differentiated according to sex showed considerable differences, with the suicide figures increasing for some groups, but decreasing for others. Furthermore, these...
material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations... more material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provi-sions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its Version of June 24, 1985, and a Copyright fee must always be paid. Violations fall under the prosecution act of the German Copyright Law.
Acute hyperthyroidism is known to be a cause of psychopathologic and especially anxiety syndromes... more Acute hyperthyroidism is known to be a cause of psychopathologic and especially anxiety syndromes. A review of the literature will be given. Nonreversible psychopathologic changes in an euthyroid state after hyperthyroidism are also described. Correlations between T4-concentration and neuropsychologic and electroencephalographic findings were reported. CT findings of the brain are not mentioned. A case report should help to discuss nonreversible changes after hyperthyroidism and cranial CT findings.
In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a hig... more In Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a higher rate of completed suicides, indicating major gender differences in lethality of suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study was to analyse the extent to which these gender differences in lethality can be explained by factors such as choice of more lethal methods or lethality differences within the same suicide method or age. In addition, we explored gender differences in the intentionality of suicide attempts. Methods. Epidemiological study using a combination of self-report and official data. Mental health care services in four European countries: Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal. Data basis: Completed suicides derived from official statistics for each country (767 acts, 74.4% male) and assessed suicide attempts excluding habitual intentional self-harm (8,175 acts, 43.2% male). Main Outcome Measures and Data Analysis. We collected data on suicidal acts in eight regions of four ...
It has often been hypothesized that life events and family factors are “causes” of suicidal behav... more It has often been hypothesized that life events and family factors are “causes” of suicidal behavior. In this context, the influence of a broken home has been the subject of a great deal of discussion, and it has been suggested that this variable results in a “predisposition” toward suicidal behavior (Haffter 1979), or that it is a “causal factor” (Kitamura 1982) of such behavior. Thus, for example, Biener (1978, p. 115) stated that a broken home is the primary cause or a contributing factor in 60% of cases of suicides among adolescents.
We report on a 24-year-old female patient with an 8-year history of bulimia nervosa. Following hi... more We report on a 24-year-old female patient with an 8-year history of bulimia nervosa. Following high-calorie food intake the patient counteracts weight gain by massive abuse of laxatives and L-thyroxine. In addition to the abuse of slimming agents in patients with bulimia nervosa, which was recently reviewed by Krüger and Bräunig [3], abuse of thyroid hormones also has to be considered in these patients.
The incidence of suicidal behavior among elderly people is difficult to determine, as it is proba... more The incidence of suicidal behavior among elderly people is difficult to determine, as it is probable that many suicides in this age group escape detection. This is attributable to the high incidence of "indirect" suicidal acts and the difficulty of detecting suicidal poisoning among elderly people, because deaths involving such methods are especially liable to be mistakenly classified under other categories of causes of death. Using the available statistics that record the causes of death for persons aged over 60 years in the Federal Republic of Germany, we examined co-variations between suicide figures and the occurrence of other categories of causes of death. The suicide rates exhibited a progressive increase with age for such age groups as a whole. However, the trends observed for individual 5-year age groups differentiated according to sex showed considerable differences, with the suicide figures increasing for some groups, but decreasing for others. Furthermore, these...
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