Profile types were correlated with six outcome variables. Included in the profiles were data regarding the seriousness of the suicide attempt, the social setting, interpersonal conflicts, judgment about over-all functioning, and observations of 'significant others'. Particular emphasis must be given to the views of significant others regarding the patient's symptoms and need for treatment, the presence of interpersonal conflict, and the discrepancy between the attitudes of the patient and his or her significant others. At highest risk of suicide were patients who were suffering from psychoneurotic illnesses with depressive or anxiety symptoms while they were involved in interpersonal conflicts, and patients with long-standing