Patients in community mental health settings frequently endorse suicidal thoughts. While a variety of factors may be involved, the role of impaired quality of object relations– structuralized representations of self-other relationships – may significantly contribute to the likelihood of experiencing suicidal ideation. The present study examined the association between current suicidal thoughts and quality of object relations impairment in a sample of 101 patients presenting for community mental health services. Logistic regression analysis indicated that overall impairment of quality of object relations was significantly associated with current suicidal thoughts after controlling for past suicide attempts and severity of psychiatric symptoms. Individuals with highly impaired quality of object relations had a nearly two-and-a-half times greater likelihood of reporting current suicidal thoughts.

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社区心理健康门诊患者对象关系和自杀意念的质量

社区心理健康环境中的患者经常赞同自杀念头。尽管可能涉及多种因素，但对象关系质量下降的作用（自我-其他关系的结构化表示）可能会极大地增加自杀意念的可能性。本研究在101名为社区精神卫生服务的患者中检查了当前自杀念头与客体关系障碍质量之间的关联。Logistic回归分析表明，在控制过往的自杀尝试和精神病症状的严重性之后，对象关系质量的总体损害与当前的自杀念头显着相关。