A four-year longitudinal study examining psychache and suicide ideation in elevated-risk undergraduates: A test of Shneidman's model of suicidal behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 1820-1832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Montemarano ◽  
Talia Troister ◽  
Christine E. Lambert ◽  
Ronald R. Holden
Author(s):  
Leah Shelef ◽  
Jessica M Rabbany ◽  
Peter M Gutierrez ◽  
Ron Kedem ◽  
Ariel Ben Yehuda ◽  
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Past suicide attempts are a significant risk factor for future suicidality. Therefore, the present military-based study examined the past suicidal behavior of soldiers who recently made a severe suicide attempt. Our sample consisted of 65 active-duty soldiers (61.5% males), between the ages of 18 and 28 years old (M = 20.4, SD ± 1.3). The inclusion criterion was a recent severe suicide attempt, requiring at least a 24 h hospitalization. This sample was divided into two groups, according to previous suicidal behavior, namely whether their first suicide attempt was before or after enlistment (n = 25; 38.5% and n = 40; 61.5%, respectively). We then examined the lethality and intent of the recent event in regard to this division. Four measures were used to assess the subjects’ suicidal characteristics: the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire, the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. No significant difference in the severity of the suicide attempts (either actual or potential severity) were found between those who had suicide attempts before enlistment and those who had their first attempt in the service. As a matter of fact, most of the suicide attempts that occurred for the first time during military service had used a violent method (58.3%, n = 21). Finally, using multivariate analyses, we found that current thoughts and behavior, rather than past suicidality, was the strongest predictor for the lethality of suicide attempts.


2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsing-Fei Lu ◽  
Wang-Huei Sheng ◽  
Shih-Cheng Liao ◽  
Nien-Tzu Chang ◽  
Pei-Ying Wu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksii Serdiuk ◽  
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Viktor Burlaka ◽  
Heorhii Danylenko ◽  
Natalia Bobro ◽  
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The results of sociological monitoring of the spread of addictive behavior among young people in Kharkiv "Youth and Drugs" and the results of the student module of Ukrainian Longitudinal study (ULS+) are presented. The "Youth and Drugs" study conducted since 1995 by the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs together with the Sociological Association of Ukraine with the support of the Department of Science and Education of Kharkiv Regional State Administration. The key indicators of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and misuse among young people, the prevalence of gambling, computer and Internet use, the structure of youth leisure, bullying, suicidal behavior, mental and behavioral disorders, etc. were analyzed. For educators, law enforcement, physicians, scientists and anyone interested in the prevention of addictive behavior.


1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 783-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augustine Osman ◽  
Peter M. Gutierrez ◽  
Beverly A. Kopper ◽  
Francisco X. Barrios ◽  
Christine E. Chiros

We conducted two studies to develop and validate a brief self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior Items on this new measure, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation inventory, were generated by undergraduates. In Study 1, we administered a 20-item version of the inventory to 150 male and 300 female undergraduates and conducted an exploratory principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation. Two factors, Positive Ideation and Negative Ideation, were retained. In Study 2, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to validate the fit of the one-factor and the oblique two-factor models to data from another sample of 84 men and 202 women. The oblique two-factor model provided an excellent fit to the sample data. We also examined preliminary evidence of concurrent and predictive validity. Over-all, these findings suggested that the inventory is a well-developed self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior.


2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (16) ◽  
pp. 2789-2800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Hagan ◽  
Megan L. Rogers ◽  
Amy M. Brausch ◽  
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp ◽  
Thomas E. Joiner

AbstractBackgroundInteroceptive deficits (ID) have been associated with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behavior in multiple studies. Many of these studies are limited in scope, and have not fully examined possible mechanisms explaining how ID affect suicidal behavior.MethodsThis study assesses how self-reported ID relate to suicide ideation and attempts in six distinct and geographically diverse samples of adults (n = 2706) and one sample of adolescents (n = 436). Participants responded to a variety of self-report questionnaires and interviews.ResultsContrary to our hypothesis, self-reported ID were only associated with suicidal ideation in two samples, one of which was the adolescent sample. Largely consistent with our predictions, self-reported ID exhibited an indirect effect on suicide attempts through versatility of NSSI in four of the five adult samples tested. Finally, the indirect effects of self-reported ID on suicide attempts through NSSI versatility did not act indirectly through behaviorally assessed pain tolerance.ConclusionsWe found that, in adults, self-reported ID are not associated with suicidal ideation, but are connected with a history of suicide attempts, through an indirect effect via NSSI. Our findings also indicate that the mechanism of action leading from self-reported ID to suicidal behavior may differ between adolescents and adults, and relate to suicidal behavior independent of pain tolerance. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 718-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyou Qiu ◽  
E. David Klonsky ◽  
Daniel N. Klein

Author(s):  
Kelly C. Cukrowicz ◽  
Erin K. Poindexter

Suicide is a significant concern for clinicians working with clients experiencing major depressive disorder (MDD). Previous research has indicated that MDD is the diagnosis more frequently associated with suicide, with approximately two-thirds of those who die by suicide suffering from depression at the time of death by suicide. This chapter reviews data regarding the prevalence of suicidal behavior among those with depressive disorders. It then reviews risk factors for suicide ideation, self-injury, and death by suicide. Finally, the chapter provides an empirical overview of treatment studies aimed at decreasing risk for suicide, as well as an overview of several recent treatment approaches showing promise in the reduction of suicidal behavior.


Author(s):  
Tobias Teismann ◽  
Thomas Forkmann ◽  
Julia Brailovskaia ◽  
Paula Siegmann ◽  
Heide Glaesmer ◽  
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