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Sexual orientation as a social determinant of suicidal ideation: A study of the adult life span Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-04-06 Arne Stinchcombe, Nicole G. Hammond
Rates of suicide attempts are highest among younger ages and women, and especially elevated among sexual minorities (lesbian, gay, and bisexual [LGB] people). We examined the prevalence of lifetime suicide ideation among sexual minorities and sought to determine whether this relationship depended on age and gender.
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Examining the social origins and young adult life trajectories of high traditional masculinity (HTM) males: A group at elevated suicide risk Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-04-06 William Feigelman, Daniel Coleman, Zohn Rosen
We investigated whether male high school students displaying high traditional masculinity (HTM), defined briefly as overacting male roles, possessed distinctive social origins and adult lifestyle trajectories differentiating them from others.
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Psychological autopsy study comparing suicide decedents with and without a history of suicide attempts in a nationwide sample of South Korea Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-04-03 Vidal Yook, Hyewon Kim, Eun Ji Kim, Yuwon Kim, Gusang Lee, Jin Hwa Choi, Myung‐Hee Shin, Hong Jin Jeon
The majority of suicide decedents die on their initial attempt. To bring attention to suicide decedents without a suicide attempt history, the current study explored their demographic, clinical, and suicide‐related characteristics. The data were derived from the Korea National Investigation of Suicide Victims Study, which assessed all suicide cases from 2013 to 2017 recorded in police investigation
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Suicidal behavior in individuals accused or convicted of child sex abuse or indecent image offenses: Systematic review of prevalence and risk factors Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-04-03 Rebecca Key, Alan Underwood, Frank Farnham, Lisa Marzano, Keith Hawton
An emerging body of research indicates that child sex abuse (CSA) offenders are at high risk of suicide when their offenses come to light and that those accused of accessing indecent images of children (IIOC) are at particular risk.
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A cycle of exclusion that impedes suicide research among racial and ethnic minority youth Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-04-03 Lillian Polanco‐Roman, Regina Miranda
In the United States, suicide risk for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) is most concentrated before age 30, which contrasts with non‐Hispanic White groups, for whom the highest risk period is during ages 50–65. The need for a better understanding of the underlying causes of suicidal behavior among BIPOC youth is critical. Cultural considerations were recommended over a decade ago to advance
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Identification of socio‐demographic, occupational, and societal factors for guiding suicide prevention: A cohort study of Swiss male workers (2000–2014) Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 Irina Guseva Canu, Nicolas Bovio, Pascal Wild, Matthias Bopp
We modeled suicidal rate among Swiss working‐age males, considering three groups of factors at socio‐demographic, occupational, and societal levels jointly. Our goal was twofold: to verify the effect of occupation after adjustment for non‐occupational factors and to identify protective and risk factors relevant for suicide prevention in working male adults.
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Household income changes and suicidal ideation in South Korea: Findings from a longitudinal study Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 Doo Woong Lee, Hin Moi Youn, Soo Hyun Kang, Sung‐In Jang, Eun‐Cheol Park
This study aimed to provide evidence for the need for social and welfare support in suicide prevention.
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Examining decentering as a moderator in the relation between non‐suicidal self‐injury and suicide ideation via cognitive–affective factors Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 Beverlin Rosario‐Williams, Simran Kaur, Regina Miranda
Given the high prevalence of self‐injury but low treatment‐seeking among young adults, brief, accessible interventions might help reduce risk of self‐injurious thoughts and behavior in this population. This cross‐sectional study examined the moderating effects of decentering—a cognitive–affective regulation strategy—in the relation between non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI) and suicide ideation via cognitive–affective
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Distinguishing veterans with suicidal ideation from suicide attempt history: The role of emotion reactivity Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Molly Gromatsky, Emily R. Edwards, Sarah R. Sullivan, Marianne Goodman, Erin A. Hazlett
Growing evidence suggests emotion reactivity—sensitivity and intensity of emotional experience—may represent a diathesis for suicide risk. However, our understanding of its ability to differentiate risk for suicidal ideation (SI) from suicide attempt (SA) is limited.
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Life experiences preceding high lethality suicide attempts in adolescents at a level I regional trauma center Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Vivian H. Lyons, Christopher R. DeCou, Elizabeth Niehoff, Megan Moore, Frederick P. Rivara, Ali Rowhani‐Rahbar
To describe life experiences associated with patterns of medically treated and documented self‐directed violence among youth who attempted suicide using highly lethal means to understand precipitating factors among youth using such lethal means.
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Implementing the interpersonal theory of suicide to improve outcomes in suicidal adolescents: A pilot trial Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-03-05 Lucas Zullo, Jessica King, Paul A. Nakonezny, Betsy D. Kennard, Graham Emslie, Sunita M. Stewart
The Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide proposes two constructs that serve as a final common pathway to suicidal ideation: thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. There have been few translations of this theory to clinical care. This study aimed to address this limitation by targeting burden cognitions with novel interventions.
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Comparing warning signs of suicide between suicide decedents with depression and those non‐diagnosed psychiatric disorders Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Eun Ji Kim, Yuwon Kim, Gusang Lee, Jin Hwa Choi, Vidal Yook, Myung‐Hee Shin, Hong Jin Jeon
Early recognition of a high‐risk group impending suicide is important. We aimed to compare warning signs depending on the nature of the psychiatric disorder and whether it was a documented diagnosis.
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Explicit and Implicit Hopelessness and Self‐injury Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-26 Nicola Susan Gray, James Knowles, Danielle George, Alex Harvey, Rachel Powell, Mehrnaz Vazirian Zadeh, Carlotta Wansing, Robert J. Snowden
This study examined the relationship between explicit and implicit measures of hopelessness and self‐injurious behavior (defined here as self‐harming or suicidal actions and thoughts).
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Editorial overview: Analytic and methodological innovations for suicide‐focused research Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Brian W. Bauer, Keyne C. Law, Megan L. Rogers, Daniel W. Capron, Craig J. Bryan
This editorial overview provides an introduction to the Suicide and Life‐Threatening Behaviors Special Issue: “Analytic and Methodological Innovations for Suicide‐Focused Research.” We outline several challenges faced by modern suicidologists, such as the need to integrate different analytical and methodological techniques from other fields with the unique data problems in suicide research. Therefore
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Suicide as an interpersonal phenomenon: Dyadic methodological and statistical considerations in suicide research Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Feea R. Leifker, Karena Leo, Colin Adamo, Brian R. W. Baucom
Interpersonal risk and resilience factors are prominent in current conceptual models of suicide. A growing body of empirical evidence links suicidal thoughts and behaviors to a range of interpersonal phenomenon adding further support to the value of this line of inquiry. At present, research on interpersonal phenomenon focuses on assessing individuals' perceptions of interpersonal phenomenon, such
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Contemporary methods in delayed discounting: Applications for suicidology with simulation Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Shawn P. Gilroy, Raymond P. Tucker, Brian W. Bauer, Connor H. G. Patros
To present an approach for integrating recently developed methods in behavioral economics into suicidology research. At present, existing applications of delay discounting in suicidology have focused predominantly on hypothetical choices related to monetary value as a proxy to “risky” choices linked to unsafe or suicidal behavior. In this report, we outline a more targeted approach that directly indexes
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Clinical trials for rapid changes in suicidal ideation: Lessons from ketamine Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Elizabeth D. Ballard, Jessica Fields, Cristan A. Farmer, Carlos A. Zarate
Rapid‐acting treatments for suicidal thoughts are critically needed. Consequently, there is a burgeoning literature exploring psychotherapeutic, pharmacologic, or device‐based brief interventions for suicidal thoughts characterized by a rapid onset of action. Not only do these innovative treatments have potentially important clinical benefits to patient populations, they also highlight a number of
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Optimizing the scientific study of suicide with open and transparent research practices Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Thomas P. Carpenter, Keyne C. Law
Suicide research is vitally important, yet—like psychology research more broadly—faces methodological challenges. In recent years, researchers have raised concerns about standard practices in psychological research, concerns that apply to suicide research and raise questions about its robustness and validity. In the present paper, we review these concerns and the corresponding solutions put forth by
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Considerations in the assessment of help‐seeking and mental health service use in suicide prevention research Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Melanie A. Hom, Ian H. Stanley
The connection of individuals at elevated suicide risk to mental healthcare services represents a critical component of suicide prevention efforts. This article provides recommendations for enhancing the assessment of help‐seeking and mental health service use within the context of suicide prevention research.
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The use of text‐based responses to improve our understanding and prediction of suicide risk Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Ross Jacobucci, Brooke A. Ammerman, Kenneth Tyler Wilcox
Text‐based responses may provide significant contributions to suicide risk prediction, yet research including text data is limited. This may be due to a lack of exposure and familiarity with statistical analyses for this data structure.
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Using ordinal regression for advancing the understanding of distinct suicide outcomes Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Ross Jacobucci, Brooke A. Ammerman, Xiaobei Li
As recent advances in suicide research have underscored the importance of studying distinct suicide outcomes (i.e., suicidal thinking vs. behavior), there is a need to consider the theoretical meaningfulness of our statistical approach(es). As an alternative to more popular statistical methods, we introduce ordinal regression, detailing specific forms that are well‐aligned to examine outcomes specific
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Using categorical data analyses in suicide research: Considering clinical utility and practicality Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Sean M. Mitchell, Ian Cero, Andrew K. Littlefield, Sarah L. Brown
Categorical data analysis is relevant to suicide risk and prevention research that focuses on discrete outcomes (e.g., suicide attempt status). Unfortunately, results from these analyses are often misinterpreted and not presented in a clinically tangible manner. We aimed to address these issues and highlight the relevance and utility of categorical methods in suicide research and clinical assessment
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A dynamical systems approach to examining the efficacy of suicide‐focused interventions Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Jonathan E. Butner, Craig J. Bryan, Ascher K. Munion, Jeffrey V. Tabares
Suicide risk is a nonlinear temporal process, but the ways in which suicide‐focused interventions have statistically examined risk effects have ignored these nonlinearities. This paper highlights the potential benefits of using data analytic methods that account for nonlinear change patterns.
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A network perspective on suicidal behavior: Understanding suicidality as a complex system Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Derek de Beurs, Claudi Bockting, Ad Kerkhof, Floortje Scheepers, Rory O’Connor, Brenda Penninx, Ingrid van de Leemput
Suicidal behavior is the result of complex interactions between many different factors that change over time. A network perspective may improve our understanding of these complex dynamics. Within the network perspective, psychopathology is considered to be a consequence of symptoms that directly interact with one another in a network structure. To view suicidal behavior as the result of such a complex
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Study designs and statistical approaches to suicide and prevention research in real‐world data Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Jill E. Lavigne, Tyra Lagerberg, John W. Ambrosi, Zheng Chang
To provide researchers, clinicians and policy makers with a primer to study designs, statistical approaches and graphical reporting methods for suicide research in real world data (RWD).
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Applying text mining methods to suicide research Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Qijin Cheng, Carrie S. M. Lui
To introduce the research methods of computerized text mining and its possible applications in suicide research and to demonstrate the procedures of applying a specific text mining area, document classification, to a suicide‐related study.
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Causal inference in suicide research: When you should (and should not!) control for extraneous variables Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Ian Cero, Sean M. Mitchell, Nicole M. Morris
Although causal inference is often straightforward in experimental contexts, few research questions in suicide are amenable to experimental manipulation and randomized control. Instead, suicide prevention specialists must rely on observational data and statistical control of confounding variables to make effective causal inferences. We provide a brief summary of recent covariate practice and a tutorial
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A gentle tutorial on power simulations in suicide research: Worked examples in R Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Ian Cero
Power analysis is critical for both planning future research samples and evaluating the reasonability of answers produced by pre‐existing and fixed samples. Unfortunately, the irregularity of suicide‐related data and the need for increasingly complex models in suicide research can make traditional power formulas inaccurate or even unusable. Ignoring these common problems risks both over‐ and under‐recruiting
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Evaluating the Longitudinal Efficacy of SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training in a General Community Sample Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Glenn Holmes, Amanda Clacy, Daniel F. Hermens, Jim Lagopoulos
The majority of individuals experiencing depression or in crisis do not seek assistance through formal support pathways. Thus, the presence of informal “gatekeepers” in the community is vital to identifying and supporting these individuals through crisis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the longitudinal effectiveness of “SafeTALK” suicide prevention gatekeeper training in a general community
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An analysis of the impact of suicide prevention messages and memorials on motorway bridges Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Siobhan O'Neill, Courtney Potts, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, Edel Ennis, Danielle McFeeters, David Boyda, Jacqui Morrissey, Elizabeth Scowcroft, Mette Isaksen, Robin Turkington
Recently, there has been activity at public locations where people have died by suicide, including the erection of suicide prevention messages and memorials (decorations). This research looks at the impact of these decorations and associated media coverage of the decorations on suicidal behaviour at bridges. Incidents (n = 160) of suicidal behaviour on 26 bridges across motorways in England were analysed
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Social distancing predicts suicide rates: Analysis of the 1918 flu pandemic in 43 large cities, research note Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Steven Stack, Ian R. H. Rockett
Social distancing (e.g., school and business closings) has been emphasized in current sociopolitical efforts in controlling COVID‐19. Such policies are assumed to increase suicide risk through lowering social integration. While two studies have linked the presence of a pandemic to suicide rates, no study has assessed the degree of social distancing on suicide rates during a pandemic. The present study
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Investigating cognitive control and cognitive emotion regulation in Iranian depressed women with suicidal ideation or suicide attempts Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Hamed Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hadi Parhoon, Shahram Mohammadkhani, Khadeeja Munawar, AliReza Moradi, Laura Jobson
This study compared cognitive control (working memory, interference control, perseveration) and cognitive emotion regulation among Iranian women with depression who had attempted suicide, had only suicidal ideation, and healthy controls.
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Introducing the Psychological Autopsy Methodology Checklist Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Kenneth R. Conner, Benjamin P. Chapman, Annette L. Beautrais, David A. Brent, Jeffrey A. Bridge, Yeates Conwell, Tyler Falter, Amanda Holbrook, Barbara Schneider
Case–control psychological autopsy studies are the research standard for the postmortem, quantitative study of ongoing or recent risk factors for suicide. We aimed to develop a reliable checklist of methodological quality of these studies.
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Explicit and implicit measurement of nonsuicidal self‐injury in the prediction of concurrent and prospective self‐injury Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Jeffrey T. Powers, Amy M. Brausch, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp
The relationship between explicit nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) behavior and implicit identification with NSSI is important to understand considering the under‐reported nature of NSSI and the subsequent elevated risk of more severe NSSI. It was expected that implicit assessment of NSSI at baseline would be associated with past‐year NSSI frequency assessed at baseline and that it would more strongly
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Rates of exposure to natural, accidental, and suicide deaths Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Michael R. Nadorff, Hilary L. DeShong, Shea Golding, Julie Cerel, Chandler J. McDaniel, Ashley R. Pate, Karen Kelley, Maggie D. Walgren
We expand upon previous research examining the prevalence of exposure to suicide deaths by comparing these to natural and accidental deaths. Furthermore, we examine whether participants are more apt to lie about the cause of death for a suicide than for an accidental or natural death.
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A multi‐measure examination of interoception in people with recent nonsuicidal self‐injury Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-24 Lauren N. Forrest, April R. Smith
Self‐injurious behaviors (SIB) are highly dangerous, yet prediction remains weak. Novel SIB correlates must be identified, such as impaired interoception. This study examined whether two forms of interoceptive processing (accuracy and sensibility) for multiple sensations (general, cardiac, and pain) differed between people with and without recent nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI).
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Suicide ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt among left‐behind children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Guangbo Qu, Liqin Shu, Jian Zhang, Yile Wu, Shaodi Ma, Tiantian Han, Huimei Zhang, Jun Wang, Yehuan Sun
There are an increasing number of studies that discussed suicide ideation (SI), suicide plan (SP), and suicide attempt (SA) among left‐behind children (LBC). However, the prevalence of these indicators of LBC has not been synthesized and the true correlation between these indicators and left‐behind status remains unclear.
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Behind therapists’ emotional responses to suicidal patients: A study of the narrative crisis model of suicide and clinicians’ emotions Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Gelan Ying, Lakshmi Chennapragada, Erica D. Musser, Igor Galynker
Clinicians’ negative emotional responses to suicidal patients are predictive of near‐term suicidality. This study aimed to explore the underlying pathway of this association by investigating the potential relationship between clinicians’ emotional responses and the Narrative Crisis Model of suicide, which comprises long‐term risk factors (LTRF) of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, Suicidal Narrative
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Time‐series analyses of firearm‐related Google searches and U.S. suicide rates 2004–2016 Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-10 Daniel W. Capron, Rita Andel, Martin Voracek, Benedikt Till, Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Brian W. Bauer, Michael D. Anestis, Ulrich S. Tran
The U.S. suicide rate has increased 35% since 1999. The role of the Internet has not been thoroughly investigated despite Internet use more than doubling from 1999 to present. The majority of U.S. suicide deaths are by firearm; however, there is no examination of the association between trends in firearm Internet searches and overall and firearm monthly suicide rates. We hypothesized that search strings
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A comparison of farming‐ and non‐farming‐related suicides from the United States’ National Violent Deaths Reporting System, 2003–2016 Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Alison Kennedy, Julie Cerel, Athena Kheibari, Stuart Leske, James Watts
Farmers are at higher risk of suicide than other occupations and the general population. The complex suicide risk factors have not been examined in a large, population‐wide study across a significant time period. This observational study draws on existing data from the United States’ National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), including 140,523 farming‐ or non‐farming‐related suicide decedents
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Incorporating psychopathology into the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicidal behavior (IPTS) Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Philip J. Batterham, Alison L. Calear
The interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicidal behavior (IPTS) posits that the joint presence of perceived burdensomeness (PB), thwarted belongingness (TB), and capability for suicide (CS) is necessary for suicide attempt. Emerging evidence demonstrates these effects are not consistently observed. Psychopathology may independently impact on the explanatory power of the IPTS constructs.
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Suicide mortality and related behavior following calls to the Veterans Crisis Line by Veterans Health Administration patients Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Claire M. Hannemann, Ira Katz, Megan McCarthy, Gregory Hughes, Richard McKeon, John McCarthy
To assess outcomes for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients following calls to the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL).
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Educational inequalities in suicide in a middle‐income country: A socioeconomic approach of mental health Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Ivonne Ordóñez‐Monak, Ivan Arroyave, Doris Cardona
This research aims to describe trends in inequalities in suicide mortality by educational level in Colombia between 1998 and 2015.
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Suicidal and violent ideation in acute psychiatric inpatients: prevalence, co‐occurrence, and associated characteristics Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-26 Desiré Furnes, Rolf Gjestad, Knut Rypdal, Lars Mehlum, Stephen Hart, Ketil J. Oedegaard, Liv Mellesdal
We studied the point prevalence of suicidal and violent ideation, as well as their co‐occurrence and associated characteristics in inpatients with mental health disorders.
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Physical and social anhedonia are associated with suicidality in major depression, but not in schizophrenia Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Marina Sagud, Lucija Tudor, Lucija Šimunić, Dejana Jezernik, Zoran Madžarac, Nenad Jakšić, Alma Mihaljević Peleš, Bjanka Vuksan‐Ćusa, Ivona Šimunović Filipčić, Ivana Stefanović, Biljana Kosanović Rajačić, Suzan Kudlek Mikulić, Nela Pivac
This cross‐sectional study investigated the association of physical and social anhedonia with suicidality in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), schizophrenia, and in non‐psychiatric controls.
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Acquired capability for suicide among Belgian and Australian University students: Psychometric properties of the German capability for suicide questionnaire and a test of the interpersonal theory of suicide Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 David Preece, Glenn Kiekens, Mark Boyes, Philippe Mortier, Matthew Nock, Ronald Kessler, Ronny Bruffaerts, Penelope Hasking
The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS) posits fearlessness of death and pain tolerance as two components of suicide capability. The German Capability for Suicide Questionnaire (GCSQ) is the first measure of both these components, but few data are available on its psychometrics. We (a) examined the psychometric properties of the GCSQ and used it to test (b) the latent structure of suicide capability
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Material hardship and suicidal behavior: Associations among parents and non‐parents Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-06 Anna E. Austin, Meghan E. Shanahan
Material hardship is unique facet of economic distress and may be a risk factor for suicidal behavior. Parents are more likely to experience both material hardship and suicidal behavior than non‐parents. The aims of this study were to (a) examine the association of material hardship with suicidal behavior and (b) assess whether associations differed for parents and non‐parents.
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Suicidal ideation across race in a justice‐involved sample: An item response theory approach Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Jared R. Ruchensky, Steve Balsis, John F. Edens, Kevin S. Douglas
Compared to community samples, rates of suicide are much higher in forensic and correctional settings, yet limited research has focused on the development and improvement of suicide assessment methods used in such contexts. Moreover, despite evidence that suicide assessment varies across Caucasians and African Americans, to our knowledge this important issue has received little attention within higher
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People exposed to suicide attempts: Frequency, impact, and the support received Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Karine Larving Hvidkjær, Anne Ranning, Trine Madsen, Elene Fleischer, Jens Peter Eckardt, Carsten Hjorthøj, Julie Cerel, Merete Nordentoft, Annette Erlangsen
Little is known about people who have been exposed to a suicide attempt by someone they know. The purpose of this study was to examine how many people have been exposed to a suicide attempt by someone they knew and whether the exposure was associated with general well‐being and suicidal ideation.
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Predicting Suicidal Behavior Without Asking About Suicidal Ideation: Machine Learning and the Role of Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-11-13 Adam Horvath, Mark Dras, Catie C.W. Lai, Simon Boag
Identifying predictors contributing to suicide risk could help prevent suicides via targeted interventions. However, using only known risk factors may not yield accurate enough results. Furthermore, risk models typically rely on suicidal ideation, even though people often withhold this information.
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The role of reward sensitivity and childhood maltreatment in predicting nonsuicidal self‐injury Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-11-02 Marin M. Kautz, Taylor A. Burke, David M. Siegel, Julia Case, Lauren B. Alloy
Findings from prior research on reward sensitivity in nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) have been mixed. Childhood maltreatment is an independent risk factor for NSSI and for hyposensitivity to rewards. This study aimed to disentangle the role of reward sensitivity as a predictor of NSSI for those with an elevated severity of childhood maltreatment.
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Fearlessness about death predicts adolescent suicide attempt: A preliminary analysis Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-10-25 Mikael S. Ferm, Laura A. Frazee, Betsy D. Kennard, Jessica D. King, Graham J. Emslie, Sunita M. Stewart
Several theories of suicide suggest that people will only attempt suicide if they have both the desire to die and the capability for suicide. Fearlessness about death is a key component of capability for suicide. There is little information in the literature about the prospective relationship between fearlessness about death and suicide attempt in adolescents.
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Perceived burdensomeness is a curvilinear, short‐term predictor of suicide ideation in a community sample of adults Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-10-23 Eric S. Crosby, Kelly L. Zuromski, Tracy K. Witte
Our primary aim was to test the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide's synergy hypothesis (i.e., the interaction between perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness) in the proximal prediction of suicide ideation, while accounting for quadratic effects.
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Performance of the interpersonal needs questionnaire in adolescent clinical samples: Confirmatory factor analyses and evaluation of measurement invariance Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-10-20 Ryan M. Hill, William Mellick, Lauren Alvis, Cody G. Dodd, Calvin Do, Victor Buitron, Carla Sharp, Jeremy W. Pettit, Julie B. Kaplow
This study evaluated the factor structure, internal consistency reliability, construct and criterion validity, and measurement invariance of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) among adolescents.
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Prevalence of suicide‐related behaviors among physicians: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-10-06 Min Dong, Fu‐Chun Zhou, Shi‐Wei Xu, Qinge Zhang, Chee H. Ng, Gabor S. Ungvari, Yu‐Tao Xiang
Suicide is a major cause of premature death among physicians, but the prevalence of suicide‐related behaviors (including suicidal ideation, SI and suicide attempt, SA) is inconsistent across studies. This meta‐analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of suicide‐related behaviors among physicians and its associated factors.
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Changes in suicide and non‐suicidal self‐injury ideation and the moderating role of specific emotions over the course of dialectical behavior therapy Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-09-24 Shireen L. Rizvi, Skye Fitzpatrick
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) targets suicidal behavior and non‐suicidal self‐injury (NSSI) as well as urges/ideation to engage in these behaviors. However, it remains unclear which specific suicidal ideation (SI) and NSSI ideation domains (i.e., frequency, worst intensity, average intensity, perceived likelihood of future ideation, and duration of ideation), if any, are impacted, and whether
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Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and neurocognitive dysfunctions among patients with first‐episode schizophrenia Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-09-19 Yi Yin, Jinghui Tong, Junchao Huang, Baopeng Tian, Song Chen, Yimin Cui, Huimei An, Shuping Tan, Zhiren Wang, Fude Yang, Li Tian, Yongsheng Tong, L. Elliot Hong, Yunlong Tan
To determine whether suicidal ideation or suicide attempts are linked to poor neurocognitive function among individuals with first‐episode schizophrenia (FES).
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Exploring the scope and structure of suicide capability Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-09-13 Arezoo Shahnaz, Brian W. Bauer, Samantha E. Daruwala, E. David Klonsky
Recent theories of suicide suggest that a construct called “capability for suicide” facilitates the progression from suicidal thoughts to attempts. Various measures of capability have been developed to assess different parts of the construct, but studies report inconsistent findings regarding reliability, validity, and structure. The present study pooled items from multiple measures to identify distinct
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Social‐cognitive risk for suicide and new relationship formation: False perception, self‐fulfilling prophecy, or both? Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-09-12 Melissa S. Jankowski, Cynthia A. Erdley, Rebecca A. Schwartz‐Mette
This study examined the impact of social‐cognitive constructs associated with increased suicide risk (i.e., perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness) on relationship formation during real‐time interactions of older adolescents with strangers in a dyadic context.
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ERRATUM Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (IF 3.867) Pub Date : 2020-09-10
The article "Outcomes of Community‐Based Suicide Prevention Approaches that Involve Reducing Access to Pesticides: A Systematic Literature Review" by Reifels L, Mishara B, Dargis L et al in Volume 49 (4) August 2019 pp 1019‐1031 has an error in the Acknowledgements section where it is stated "Lakshmi Vijayakumar and Michael Phillips have received in the past financial support from Syngenta to conduct
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