[Determination of psychological types of completed suicides based on the content analysis of suicide notes].

INTRODUCTION

Coherently classifying the numerous information gathered by suicide research may contribute to defining the major points of this research topic, furthermore the gathered data becomes more easy to handle. Similarly, the suicide classes help a deeper understanding.

METHOD: Examinees committed fatal suicide were investigated using content analysis. The obtained emotional and cognitive contents were classified by cluster algorithms.

RESULTS

Having analysed suicide notes of patients completed suicide we could distinguish 5 different suicidal motives: dependent; remorse-lead - perfectionist; physically suffering - seeking for greater autonomy; aggressive-narcissistic; masochist- revenge seeking.

CONCLUSION

The types reveal which personality traits and motives are the most definitive risk factors of committed suicide. Our results are affirmed by other typologies and research results.