Abstract

Objective

Research on risk factors of suicide attempt has yielded little improvement in imminent risk detection for clinicians, due in part to the inherent limitations of self-report methodologies. Therefore, objective behavioral indicators of suicide risk that can be implemented practically with little cost in clinical settings are needed.

Method

The current study examined verbal response latency, measured as the length of time to answer a question asking about reasons for living (i.e., What are your reasons for living or not killing yourself?), as a potential indicator of suicide risk among 97 active duty Army personnel presenting to an emergency department or behavioral health clinic for current suicide ideation and/or a recent suicide attempt.

Results

Verbal response latency was significantly correlated with diminished wish to live at the participant level but was not significantly correlated with wish to die or overall severity of suicidal ideation.

Conclusion

Verbal response latency may serve as an objective indicator of suicide risk.

• Highlights

• Response latency to a life construct may be an objective indicator of suicide risk

• Delayed response latency is indicative of diminished wish to live

• Pathological mechanisms may manifest within dyadic interactions via verbal behaviors

中文翻译：

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言语反应潜伏期作为近期有自杀念头的现役军人临床样本中生活意愿减弱的行为指标

摘要

客观的

对自杀未遂风险因素的研究对临床医生的迫在眉睫的风险检测几乎没有改善，部分原因是自我报告方法的固有局限性。因此，需要可以在临床环境中以很少的成本实际实施的自杀风险的客观行为指标。

方法

目前的研究检查了口头反应潜伏期，以回答有关生活原因的问题的时间长度来衡量（即，你活着或不自杀的原因是什么？），作为 97 名现役军人自杀风险的潜在指标陆军人员因当前的自杀意念和/或最近的自杀未遂而到急诊科或行为健康诊所就诊。

结果

语言反应潜伏期与参与者希望生活的愿望减少显着相关，但与死亡愿望或自杀意念的总体严重程度没有显着相关性。

结论

言语反应潜伏期可以作为自杀风险的客观指标。

• 强调

• 对生命结构的反应潜伏期可能是自杀风险的客观指标

• 延迟反应延迟表明生活愿望减少

• 病理机制可能通过言语行为表现在二元互动中