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Roy W. Beck; Jeffrey Morris; David Lester, PhD

JAMA. 1974;228(4):495-496.

Abstract
The predictive value of the presence of a suicide note in the assessment of suicidal risk is evaluated in a study of 231 attempted and 194 completed suicides. The 33 attempted suicides who left suicide notes demonstrated significantly greater risk, as measured by the Suicidal Intent Scale, than the 198 attempted suicides who did not leave notes. This indicates that knowledge of the existence of a note can greatly aid the clinician in his assessment of suicidal risk and in his management of the suicidal individual.

(JAMA 228:495-496, 1974)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
All subjects consented to be part of this study and signed a form stating that the nature, demands, and foreseeable risks of the study had been carefully explained.

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