Tolerance for physical pain in suicidal subjects

Israel Orbach; Yair Palgi; Daniel Stein; Dov Har-even; Meirav Lotem-peleg; Jack Asherov; Avner Elizur

doi:10.1080/07481189608252786

Tolerance for physical pain in suicidal subjects

Israel Orbach
, Yair Palgi
, Daniel Stein
, Dov Har-even
, Meirav Lotem-peleg
, Jack Asherov
, Avner Elizur

Department of Psychology

Bar-Ilan University
University of Haifa
Abarbanel Mental Health Center
Edith Wolfson Medical Center Israel

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Abstract

This study investigated the tolerance for physical pain in suicidal subjects. Suicidal, psychiatric nonsuicidal, and normal young males and females were administered pain measures including electric shocks, appraisal of shocks, and a measure of thermal pain. Additional study variables included diagnosis, past suicide attempts, severity of suicidal intent, and length of hospitalization. Suicidal individuals showed higher tolerance for pain and appraised the pain as less intense than the other groups, regardless of diagnosis, length of hospitalization, and motivation to participate in the study. These findings were explained as a result of dissociative processes inherent in the development of suicidal tendencies and in terms of pain management strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	327-341
Number of pages	15
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481189608252786
State	Published - 1 Jul 1996

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to express their appreciation to Michael A. Hoffman, Shlomo Yehuda, and Matisyohu Weisenberg for their assistance and helpful comments. This study was supported by a grant from the Israel Foundations Trustees (# AG45/90) and the Schnitzer Foundation of Bar-Ilan University.

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The authors would like to express their appreciation to Michael A. Hoffman, Shlomo Yehuda, and Matisyohu Weisenberg for their assistance and helpful comments. This study was supported by a grant from the Israel Foundations Trustees (# AG45/90) and the Schnitzer Foundation of Bar-Ilan University.

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Schnitzer Foundation of Bar-Ilan University

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