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Clapham R, Brausch A. Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms Moderate the Relationship Between Emotion Dysregulation and Suicide Ideation in Adolescents. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024; 55:467-478. [PMID: 36066655 PMCID: PMC9986343 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01413-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The relationship between emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation may depend on the level of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. It was expected that both internalizing and externalizing symptoms would moderate the relationship between emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation, such that greater symptoms would strengthen the relationship between emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation. Adolescent participants (n = 559, Mage = 15.40, 85.0% white, 57.2% female) completed self-report measures that assessed emotion dysregulation, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and recent suicide ideation. Both internalizing and externalizing symptoms moderated the relationship between emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation; this relationship strengthened as internalizing and externalizing symptoms increased. The results of this study indicate that internalizing and externalizing symptoms may both affect the connection between emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation. Future research should focus on targeting both internalizing and externalizing symptoms in treatment to help reduce emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation in adolescents.
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- Rebekah Clapham
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., 42101, Bowling Green, KY, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., 42101, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
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Ruan QN, Chen CM, Yang JS, Yan WJ, Huang ZX. Network analysis of emotion regulation and reactivity in adolescents: identifying central components and implications for anxiety and depression interventions. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1230807. [PMID: 37867768 PMCID: PMC10586221 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1230807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Difficulties in emotion regulation (DER) and emotion reactivity (ER) are important causes and consequences of psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety, and previous research suggests that there are many interactions between them. Understanding the structure of their relationship, and which components may play a key role, will help provide insight into emotion disorders in adolescents and provide guidance for clinical interventions. In this study, we collected data from 483 adolescents and used network analysis methods to explore the relationship between DER and ER, specifically looking for core nodes. The results showed that "limited access to emotion regulation strategies" was the most central node in the network. Furthermore, by adding nodes for depression and anxiety to this network, we found that anxiety had the strongest relationship with ER, while depression had a stronger relationship with DER. Thus, our findings suggest that for anxiety disorders, the strong association with ER highlights a potentially promising area for intervention development, whereas for depression, the association with DER points to the possibility of clarifying emotions and exploring coping strategies, acknowledging the complex interplay between depressive and anxious symptoms.
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- Qian-Nan Ruan
- Department of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wenzhou Seventh People’s Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Wu O, Lu X, Yeo KJ, Xiao Y, Yip P. Assessing Prevalence and Unique Risk Factors of Suicidal Ideation among First-Year University Students in China Using a Unique Multidimensional University Personality Inventor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10786. [PMID: 36078501 PMCID: PMC9517881 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND University students with suicidal ideation are at high risk of suicide, which constitutes a significant social and public health problem in China. However, little is known about the prevalence and associated risk factors of suicidal ideation among first-year university students in China, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its factors in first-year Chinese university students from a vocational college in Zhejiang during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Using a cluster sampling technique, a university-wide survey was conducted of 686 first-year university students from Hangzhou in March 2020 using University Personality Inventory (UPI). UPI includes an assessment for suicidal ideation and possible risk factors. Suicidal ideation prevalence was calculated for males and females. Univariate analysis and multivariable logistic regression models were conducted, adjusting for age and sex. Analyses were carried out using the SPSS version 22.0 software. RESULTS The prevalence of 12-month suicidal ideation among first-year university students during March 2020 was 5.2%, and there was no significant difference between males and females (4.8% vs. 6.0%, x2 = 0.28, p = 0.597). Multivariable logistic regression analysis identified social avoidance (B = 0.78, OR = 2.17, p < 0.001) and emotional vulnerability (B = 0.71, OR = 2.02, p < 0.001) as positively associated with suicidal ideation. CONCLUSIONS Social avoidance and emotional vulnerabilities are unique factors associated with greater suicidal ideation among first-year university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. UPI serves as a validated tool to screen suicide risks among Chinese university students. Encouraging social engagement and improving emotional regulation skills are promising targets to reduce suicidal ideation among first-year university students.
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- Ou Wu
- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Mental Health Education & Counseling Center, Hangzhou Vocational and Technical College, Hangzhou 314423, China
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- School of Education, University Teknologi, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
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- Department of Population Health Science, Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Serra G, De Crescenzo F, Maisto F, Galante JR, Iannoni ME, Trasolini M, Maglio G, Tondo L, Baldessarini RJ, Vicari S. Suicidal behavior in juvenile bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2022; 311:572-581. [PMID: 35588913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess rates and lethality of suicidal behavior in studies of children and adolescents diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS This PROSPERO-registered protocol (CRD-42019159676) systematically reviewed reports on suicidal behavior among juveniles (age ≤ 18 years), and pooled data on risk (% of subjects) and rates (%/year), followed by random-effects meta-analysis and multivariable linear regression modeling. RESULTS Included were 41 reports (1995-2020) from 15 countries involving 104,801 juveniles (102,519 diagnosed with MDD, 2282 with BD), at risk for 0.80-12.5 years. Meta-analytically pooled suicide attempter-rates averaged 7.44%/year [95%CI: 5.63-9.25] with BD and 6.27%/year [5.13-7.41] with MDD. Meta-analysis of 5 studies with both diagnostic groups found significantly greater attempt risk with BD vs. MDD (OR = 1.59 [1.24-2.05], p < 0.0001). In 6 studies, suicide rate with juvenile mood disorders averaged 125 [56.9-236]/100,000/year, similar to adult rates, >30-times greater than in the general juvenile population, and higher among older adolescents. The ratio of attempts/suicides (A/S) was 52.6 among mood-disordered juveniles, indicating greater lethality than among juveniles in the general population (A/S ≥ 250), but somewhat less than in the estimated adult general population (A/S ca. 30). CONCLUSIONS Rates of suicide attempts in juveniles with a major mood disorder averaged 6580/100,000/year, were greater in BD versus MDD observed under the same conditions, and greater with shorter periods of observation. Lethality (fatalities per suicide attempt) was greater in juveniles diagnosed with major affective disorders than in the juvenile general population, but less than in adults.
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- Giulia Serra
- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy; International Consortium for Mood & Psychotic Disorders Research, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
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- Dipartimento di Salute Mentale e delle Patologie da Dipendenza, ASL-FR, Frosinone, Italy
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, England, UK
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- International Consortium for Mood & Psychotic Disorders Research, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Centro Lucio Bini, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- International Consortium for Mood & Psychotic Disorders Research, Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy; Child Neuropsychiatry, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Moller CI, Davey CG, Badcock PB, Wrobel AL, Cao A, Murrihy S, Sharmin S, Cotton SM. Correlates of suicidality in young people with depressive disorders: A systematic review. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2022; 56:910-948. [PMID: 35362327 DOI: 10.1177/00048674221086498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Depression is one of the most prevalent and disabling mental health conditions among young people worldwide. The health and economic burdens associated with depressive illness are substantial. Suicide and depression are closely intertwined, yet a diagnosis of depression itself lacks predictive specificity for suicidal behaviour. To better inform suicide prevention and early intervention strategies for young people, improved identification of modifiable intervention targets is needed. The objective of this review was to identify clinical, psychosocial and biological correlates of suicidality in young people diagnosed with a broad range of unipolar and bipolar depressive disorders. METHOD Systematic searches were conducted across MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO to identify studies of young people aged 15-25 years diagnosed with unipolar or bipolar depressive disorders. An assessment of suicidality was required for inclusion. Reporting followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 and Synthesis Without Meta-analysis guidelines. RESULTS We integrated findings from 71 studies including approximately 24,670 young people with clinically diagnosed depression. We identified 26 clinical, psychosocial and biological correlates of suicidality. Depression characteristics (type and severity), psychiatric comorbidity (particularly anxiety and substance use disorders) and neurological characteristics emerged as having the most evidence for being associated with suicidal outcomes. Our ability to pool data and conduct meaningful quantitative synthesis was hampered by substantial heterogeneity across studies and incomplete reporting; thus, meta-analysis was not possible. CONCLUSION Findings of this review reinforce the notion that suicidality is a complex phenomenon arising from the interplay of multiple contributing factors. Our findings question the utility of considering a diagnosis of depression as a specific risk factor for suicidality in young people. Suicidality itself is transdiagnostic; adoption of a transdiagnostic approach to investigating its aetiology and treatment is perhaps warranted. Future research investigating specific symptoms, or symptom networks, might help to further our understanding of suicidality among young people experiencing mental illness.
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- Carl I Moller
- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Orygen, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Orygen, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Orygen, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Orygen, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- IMPACT - The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Orygen, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
- Research and Evaluation, Take Two, Berry Street, Eaglemont, VIC, Australia
- Department of Public Health, Torrens University Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Orygen, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Schafer KM, Kennedy G, Joiner T. Hopelessness, Interpersonal, and Emotion Dysregulation Perspectives on Suicidal Ideation: Tests in a Clinical Sample. Arch Suicide Res 2022; 26:1159-1172. [PMID: 33336628 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2020.1859031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The present study directly compared three perspectives of suicidality: Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS), Hopelessness Theory, and a perspective emphasizing emotion dysregulation. METHOD 219 adults seeking outpatient psychological services completed questionnaires during intake between November 2015 and February 2019. Patients were included if they completed surveys related to thwarted belongingness (TB), perceived burdensomeness (PB), hopelessness, depressive symptoms, negative affect, and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) symptoms. Analyses tested the ability of TB, PB, depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and emotion dysregulation to relate to total scores on Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. We employed Pearson's correlations and linear regressions to investigate these relations. RESULTS Constructs related to emotion dysregulation-negative affect (r = 0.161, p < .05) and Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms (r = 0.284, p < .01)-were significantly correlated with suicidal ideation, as were those relevant to Hopelessness Theory-depressive symptoms (r = 0.46, p < .01) and hopelessness (r = 0.45, p < .01)- and IPTS-TB (r = 0.36, p < .01) and PB (r = 0.43, p < .01). Notably the combinations of constructs as proposed by theories were significantly associated with suicidal ideation, but did not improve upon single constructs. This indicated that theoretically relevant constructs alone were strongly associated with suicidal ideation, but were not bested by interactions. CONCLUSIONS This project compared constructs relevant to three theories of suicidality among a sample of treatment seeking outpatients. Findings indicated that suicidal ideation assessment was similarly informed by Hopelessness Theory and IPTS, and to a lesser degree emotion dysregulation. The cross sectional nature of the data and the reliance upon self-report measures limit the inferences that can be made.
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Gatta M, Angelico C, Rigoni F, Raffagnato A, Miscioscia M. Alexithymia and Psychopathological Manifestations Centered on the Body: Somatization and Self-Harm. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11082220. [PMID: 35456311 PMCID: PMC9026923 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11082220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate alexithymia and psychopathological manifestations centered on the body in a sample of adolescents with somatizing and/or self-harming issues to analyze the phenomenon of NSSI linked to Somatic Symptom Disorders (SSD). A sample of 184 adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age, was divided into three groups, one with NSSI (n = 49) and the second group with SSD (n = 57), comparing them with a third group of adolescents with SSD and NSSI (n = 78) to investigate their differences and similarities in psychopathological correlates and to analyze the mediation role of alexithymia and emotional dysregulation in NSSI and SSD related to internalizing problems. The battery of tests included the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Youth Self-Report 11–18 (YSR). The NSSI + SSD group scored higher than the other two groups on all the YSR scales. The affective syndromes were the only clinical condition that discriminated between the three groups. On all the other syndrome scales, the NSSI + SSD group differed from the other two groups, while there were no differences between the NSSI group and the SSD group. The NSSI + SSD group revealed a more severely deficient emotional self-regulation. Difficulty identifying feelings was a trait shared by adolescents with SSD and those engaging in NSSI, a more complex overall alexithymia profile was associated with the combination of self-harming behavior and somatization. Alexithymia and emotional dysregulation played a mediating role in the relationship between internalizing problems and somatization. We did not find a mediating role in alexithymia and emotional dysregulation in the relationship between internalizing problems and self-injurious behavior. The combination of NSSI and SSD gave rise to more severe psychopathological correlates, clinical levels of alexithymia, and more severe deficient emotional self-regulation. Results of mediation role indicated a link between alexithymia, emotional dysregulation, and somatization.
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- Michela Gatta
- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.G.); (F.R.); (A.R.)
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.G.); (F.R.); (A.R.)
- Correspondence: (C.A.); (M.M.)
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.G.); (F.R.); (A.R.)
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.G.); (F.R.); (A.R.)
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy; (M.G.); (F.R.); (A.R.)
- Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy
- Correspondence: (C.A.); (M.M.)
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Adiposity and Smoking Mediate the Relationship Between Depression History and Inflammation Among Young Adults. Int J Behav Med 2022; 29:787-795. [PMID: 35141821 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-022-10060-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression is associated with inflammation, but the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. We examined adiposity and smoking as potential pathways through which childhood depression may lead to an elevated inflammatory status among young adults. METHODS The sample included 294 subjects with histories of depression (probands), 270 never-depressed siblings of probands (high-risk siblings), and 169 controls. C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) were assessed in serum samples. An adiposity score was computed from body mass index and waist circumference. Smoking behavior was evaluated during an interview. Mixed-effects models were used to test whether adiposity and smoking mediate the relationship between depression and inflammation. RESULTS Probands (p = .004), but not siblings (p = .071), had higher levels of sICAM-1 compared to controls. However, depression history and risk status had no direct effects on CRP (ps > .13) or IL-6 (ps > .16). Importantly, adiposity indirectly mediated the effect of group (probands vs. controls; siblings vs. controls) on all three inflammatory markers. Smoking indirectly mediated the effect of group (probands vs. controls; siblings vs. controls) on sICAM-1 only. CONCLUSIONS Among young adults, the adverse inflammatory consequences of depression history are significant for sICAM-1. Adiposity and smoking are pathways through which depression can indirectly impact several inflammatory markers, suggesting possible preventive interventions to improve the immunologic and cardiovascular health of depression-prone individuals.
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Age related sex differences in maladaptive regulatory responses to sadness: A study of youths at high and low familial risk for depression. J Affect Disord 2021; 294:574-579. [PMID: 34330054 PMCID: PMC8410675 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Offspring of parents with depression histories are at increased risk of developing depression and also report maladaptive ways of self-regulating sadness. Maladaptive regulation of sadness tends to be more prevalent among females than males and has been proposed as one explanation of sex differences in depression rates that emerge around mid-adolescence. However, there is scant information about the age at which the sex differences in maladaptive regulatory responses become evident and whether such age-related sex differences vary depending on depression risk. The present study examined two samples aged 8-18 years: 86 offspring of emotionally healthy parents and 98 offspring of parents with depression histories. Subjects were clinically assessed and provided self-reports of maladaptive responses to sadness. In the combined samples, sex differences in maladaptive responses were significant at age 12.5 years and older ages (i.e., chronologically earlier than the documented emergence of sex differences in depression). While in the high-risk group, sex differences in maladaptive regulatory responses were significant at 12.11 years of age and older, in the low-risk group there was no age at which sex differences were significant. Our findings support the possible mechanistic role of maladaptive emotion regulation in the emergence of sex disparities in depression rates and have implications for prevention.
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Barinas-Mitchell E, Yang X, Matthews KA, Columbus ML, George CJ, Dósa E, Kiss E, Kapornai K, Evans R, Kovacs M. Childhood-onset depression and arterial stiffness in young adulthood. J Psychosom Res 2021; 148:110551. [PMID: 34174712 PMCID: PMC8338846 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The literature on childhood-onset depression and future compromised vascular function is suggestive but limited. The objective of this study was to determine if arterial stiffness, a predictor of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), measured in young adulthood, is associated with childhood-onset depression. METHODS Cardiometabolic risk factors and pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, were cross-sectionally assessed in young adults with a history of childhood-onset depression (clinical diagnosis of major depressive episode or dysthymic disorder; N = 294 probands; initially recruited via child mental health facilities across Hungary; mean age of first depressive episode = 10.4 years), their never-depressed full biological siblings (N = 269), and never-depressed controls (N = 169). The mean ages of probands, siblings, and controls at the PWV visit were 25.6, 25.0, and 21.7 years, respectively, and 8.8% of the probands were in a current depressive episode. RESULTS Controlling for age, sex, age*sex, education, and family clusters, PWV (m/s) did not statistically differ across the groups (probands = 7.01; siblings = 6.98; controls = 6.81). However, after adjusting for key covariates, there were several across-group differences in CVD risk factors: compared to controls, probands and siblings had higher diastolic blood pressure and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, probands had higher triglycerides, and siblings had higher body mass index (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSION We found limited evidence of an association between a history of childhood-onset depression and young adulthood arterial stiffness. However, our findings of elevated cardiovascular risk factors in those with childhood-onset depression suggest that pediatric depression may predispose to increased CVD risk later in life and warrants further investigation.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary,Hungarian Vascular Radiology Research Group
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Ponzoni S, Beomonte Zobel S, Rogier G, Velotti P. Emotion dysregulation acts in the relationship between vulnerable narcissism and suicidal ideation. Scand J Psychol 2021; 62:468-475. [PMID: 33956346 PMCID: PMC8360132 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Suicide behaviors are peculiar aspects of several cluster B disorders, including Narcissistic Personality Disorder. To date, it is still unclear which facet of narcissism is more related to the desire to die and which other factors are involved in this relationship. This study aims to offer preliminary empirical evidences concerning the relationship between narcissism, emotion dysregulation and suicide ideation. We administered the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), PID‐5‐BF (Personality Inventory for DSM‐5‐Short Form) and Beck Scale for Suicide ideation (BSI) to a sample of individuals with suicide ideation (n = 70) and a sample of community participants (n = 154). Controlling for age, gender and Negative Affectivity, we found that BSI scores correlated significantly with the vulnerable dimension of narcissism, but not with the grandiose one, and with all DERS dimension, apart from Awareness. Nevertheless, emotion dysregulation moderates the relationship between vulnerable narcissism and suicide ideation. Suicide ideation seems to be deeply connected with the vulnerable dimension of pathological narcissism and the relationship between the constructs is totally mediated by emotion dysregulation. Future directions and clinical implications are discussed.
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- Sara Ponzoni
- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Educational Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Grattan RE, Karcher NR, Maguire AM, Hatch B, Barch DM, Niendam TA. Psychotic Like Experiences are Associated with Suicide Ideation and Behavior in 9 to 10 Year Old Children in the United States. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2021; 49:255-265. [PMID: 33294964 PMCID: PMC8188961 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00721-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Those experiencing psychotic like experiences (PLEs) are at higher risk for suicide ideation and behavior. However, it is unclear if PLEs are related to suicide ideation and behavior in children, and whether other factors such as impulsivity or emotion dysregulation might moderate the relationship. We hypothesize that PLEs are associated with suicide ideation and behavior, with impulsivity and emotion dysregulation moderating this relationship, in middle childhood. History of PLEs, suicide ideation and behavior, depression, emotion dysregulation, and impulsivity were assessed for 10,624 children aged 9 to 10.9 years (47.8% female, 34.4% minority race, 20.0% Hispanic) as part of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ study. Hypotheses about associations between variables were assessed using hierarchical linear modeling. PLEs were associated with suicide ideation and suicide behavior even when controlling for depression severity. Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity were also associated with suicide ideation and moderated the relationship between PLEs and suicide ideation. Variation in suicide ideation due to impulsivity and emotion dysregulation appears to be strongest when people are experiencing low levels to no PLEs. Only impulsivity and PLEs were associated with suicide behavior. Depression was associated with suicide ideation, but not suicide behavior. PLEs may be an important risk factor for suicide ideation and behavior in 9 to 10-year-old children, comparable to adult and adolescent populations. When considering prevention of suicidality, these data suggest that considering the relations between PLEs, impulsivity and emotion dysregulation may be important.
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- Rebecca E Grattan
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis, 4701 X St, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis, 4701 X St, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis, 4701 X St, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis, 4701 X St, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
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Paulus FW, Ohmann S, Möhler E, Plener P, Popow C. Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents With Psychiatric Disorders. A Narrative Review. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:628252. [PMID: 34759846 PMCID: PMC8573252 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.628252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a transdiagnostic construct defined as the inability to regulate the intensity and quality of emotions (such as, fear, anger, sadness), in order to generate an appropriate emotional response, to handle excitability, mood instability, and emotional overreactivity, and to come down to an emotional baseline. Because ED has not been defined as a clinical entity, and because ED plays a major role in child and adolescent psychopathology, we decided to summarize current knowledge on this topic based on a narrative review of the current literature. Methods: This narrative review is based on a literature search of peer-reviewed journals. We searched the databases ERIC, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO and PSYNDEX on June 2, 2020 for peer reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2020 in English language for the preschool, school, and adolescent age (2-17 years) using the following search terms: "emotional dysregulation" OR "affect dysregulation," retrieving 943 articles. Results: The results of the literature search are presented in the following sections: the relationship between ED and psychiatric disorders (ADHD, Mood Disorders, Psychological Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Non-suicidal Self-Injury, Eating Disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Disruptive Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Personality Disorders, Substance Use Disorder, Developmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychosis and Schizophrenia, and Gaming Disorder), prevention, and treatment of ED. Conclusion: Basic conditions of ED are genetic disposition, the experience of trauma, especially sexual or physical abuse, emotional neglect in childhood or adolescence, and personal stress. ED is a complex construct and a comprehensive concept, aggravating a number of various mental disorders. Differential treatment is mandatory for individual and social functioning.
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- Frank W Paulus
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Society of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (OeGVT), Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Austrian Society of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (OeGVT), Vienna, Austria.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Regional Psychiatric Hospital, Mauer, Austria
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Sheftall AH, Bergdoll EE, James M, Bauer C, Spector E, Vakil F, Armstrong E, Allen J, Bridge JA. Emotion Regulation in Elementary School-Aged Children with a Maternal History of Suicidal Behavior: A Pilot Study. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2020; 51:792-800. [PMID: 32488436 PMCID: PMC7529823 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-01010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Parental history of suicidal behavior is associated with an increased risk of early onset suicidal behavior in their offspring. The objective of this pilot study was to compare clinical characteristics, temperament, and emotion regulation in children, aged 6-9 years, with (PH+) and without (PH-) a maternal history of suicidal behavior to determine which factors could be markers of early vulnerability. At baseline, PH+ children, compared to PH- children, demonstrated more difficulties with temperament, emotion regulation, and experienced more life events in the year prior to their baseline appointment. At study follow-ups, however, no differences were found between PH+ and PH- children. Results suggest there are some signals of early vulnerability present in children with a maternal history of suicidal behavior and recruitment/retention of this group of youth is feasible.
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- Arielle H Sheftall
- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Center for Suicide Prevention and Research, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 444 Butterfly Gardens Dr, Columbus, OH, 43215, USA.
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- Department of Counseling, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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Tsvieli N, Nir-Gottlieb O, Lifshitz C, Diamond GS, Kobak R, Diamond GM. Therapist Interventions Associated with Productive Emotional Processing in the Context of Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents. FAMILY PROCESS 2020; 59:428-444. [PMID: 30908627 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Productive emotional processing is considered a key change mechanism in attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). This study examined the impact of attachment-based family therapy therapist interventions aimed to promote productive emotional processing of primary adaptive emotions in a sample of 30 depressed and suicidal adolescents who had participated in a larger randomized clinical trial. Results of sequential analyses revealed that relational reframes and therapists' focus on primary adaptive emotions were associated with the subsequent initiation of adolescents' productive emotional processing of primary adaptive emotions. In contrast, interpretations, reassurances, and therapists' focus on adolescents' rejecting anger toward their parents were all followed by the discontinuation of adolescents' emotional processing that had already begun. Finally, therapists' general encouragement of affect and focus on adolescents' unmet attachment/identity needs were associated with both the initiation of adolescents' productive emotional processing, and with the discontinuation of such processing once it had already begun. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
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- Noa Tsvieli
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Kovacs M, George CJ. Maladaptive mood repair predicts suicidal behaviors among young adults with depression histories. J Affect Disord 2020; 265:558-566. [PMID: 31787418 PMCID: PMC7042083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND As the rates of suicidal behaviors continue to rise, research is needed that can facilitate prevention. The present study therefore examined whether a modifiable process, dysfunctional regulation of sadness (maladaptive mood repair), predicts a range of suicidal behaviors and if its impact is affected by risk and protective factors. METHODS Young adults with histories of childhood-onset mood disorder (COMD) (n = 173) or no histories of major psychiatric illness (controls, n = 96) were followed for approximately 3 years. Self-rated questionnaires and psychiatric evaluations were administered at study entry (T1) and across the follow-up (T2) and clinicians assessed the DSM-range of non-fatal suicidal behaviors. We hypothesized that the impact of depression on suicidal behaviors was mediated by dysfunctional regulation of sadness. RESULTS At T1, 90% of the COMD group had histories of various suicidal behaviors; 63% had past suicide attempts. During follow-up, 40% exhibited suicidal behaviors; 7% reported suicide attempts. Controlling for prior suicidal behaviors, T1 maladaptive mood repair predicted suicidal behavior during the follow-up and differentiated recurrent thoughts of death from other forms of suicidality. Protective and risk factors lost their predictive power in the presence of maladaptive mood repair. LIMITATIONS Few control cases exhibited suicidal behavior during the follow-up and the high inter-correlations among several key variables constrained the models that could be fitted. CONCLUSIONS Programs to prevent suicidal behavior among high-risk individuals should include maladaptive mood repair as an intervention target. Further research is needed on whether recurrent thoughts of death constitute a valid index of suicidality.
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- Maria Kovacs
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, School of MedicineWPIC, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States.
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA, United States
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Cao J, Ai M, Chen X, Chen J, Wang W, Kuang L. Altered resting-state functional network connectivity is associated with suicide attempt in young depressed patients. Psychiatry Res 2020; 285:112713. [PMID: 31810745 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in resting-state brain functional network connectivity (FNC) in young depressed patients with and without suicidal behavior, and the relationship between FNC and suicidal attempts in depressed youths using resting-state fMRI (RS-fMRI). We conducted independent component analysis (ICA) to identify intrinsically connected neural networks and analyze the alterations of intra- and inter-network connectivity using FNC analysis in 35 depressed youth with suicidal attempts (SU group), 18 patients without suicidal attempts (NSU group) and 47 healthy controls (HC), and investigate brain-behavior associations between the FNC coefficients and clinical behavior in the SU group. SU group showed significantly decreased internetwork connectivity between anterior default mode network (aDMN) and salience network (SN), as well as the right frontal-parietal network (rFPN). However, the internetwork connectivity between the SN and rFPN in SU group was higher than that in NSU group. Moreover, decreased aDMN-rFPN connectivity was negatively correlated with BHS scores, and the differences in SN-rFPN and aDMN-pDMN connectivity were negatively associated with the HAMD score in the SU group. Our findings may provide new insights into the patterns of functional organization in the brain of suicidal depressed patients.
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- Jun Cao
- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Mental Health Center, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Mental Health Center, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No.1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Yang X, Daches S, Yaroslavsky I, George CJ, Kovacs M. Cardiac vagal control mediates the relation between past depression and blood pressure several years later among young adults. Psychophysiology 2020; 57:e13535. [PMID: 31985075 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Depression has been associated with high blood pressure (BP). However, the mechanisms of the relation between depression and high BP are unclear. We therefore examined whether impaired cardiac vagal control, indexed as low levels of resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), serves as a route from depression to high BP. The sample included 125 subjects with histories of depression (probands), 123 never depressed siblings of probands (high-risk siblings), and 156 controls. Resting RSA was assessed at Time 1 (T1) along with BP when subjects were adolescents (Mage = 16.3 years); systolic and diastolic BP (SBP and DBP) were measured again at Time 2 (T2) when subjects were young adults (Mage = 22.3 years). Linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the group differences in resting RSA and T2 BP outcomes and to test for RSA mediation of the relation between depression (history or being at high risk) and BP. Resting RSA was lower among probands than controls but was similar among high-risk siblings and controls, while the subject groups did not differ in T2 SBP or DBP. Controlling for T1 BP, depression history indirectly affected T2 DBP (but not SBP) through resting RSA. The findings suggest that, although the direct detrimental effects of depression on BP are not yet evident in young adulthood, among those with depression histories, impaired cardiac vagal control appears to serve as a mechanism of elevated DBP.
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- Xiao Yang
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Raudales AM, Short NA, Schmidt NB. Emotion Dysregulation as a Prospective Predictor of Suicidal Ideation in an at-Risk Mixed Clinical Sample. Arch Suicide Res 2020; 24:S310-S322. [PMID: 30955483 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1598526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The current study tested whether emotion dysregulation predicts suicidal ideation over the course of 6 months. Community members (N = 298) with elevated suicide risk completed a clinical interview and self-report questionnaires at baseline and month-6 follow-up appointments. Elevated general emotion dysregulation but not subscales significantly predicted increases in suicidal ideation at month-6 follow-up after accounting for initial suicidal ideation, treatment condition, and negative affectivity. Furthermore, general emotion dysregulation as well as lack of awareness and lack of clarity subscales were significantly associated with prior suicide attempts at baseline after accounting for negative affectivity. Findings support the establishment of emotion dysregulation as a risk factor for suicidal ideation and provide evidence for a role in suicide attempts. Findings call for the development of interventions targeting emotion dysregulation in effectively predicting and preventing suicidality.
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Fitzpatrick S, Zeifman R, Krantz L, McMain S, Kuo JR. Getting Specific about Emotion and Self-Inflicted Injury: An Examination Across Emotion Processes in Borderline Personality Disorder. Arch Suicide Res 2020; 24:102-123. [PMID: 30856367 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1586605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study aimed to examine which specific emotion processes influence self-inflicted injury: basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia, baseline negative emotional intensity, emotional reactivity, or emotion regulation deficits. Self-injuring individuals with borderline personality disorder (N = 22) reported their lifetime self-injury frequency. Basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia and baseline skin conductance responses measurements were collected. Participants then either reacted as they usually would (i.e., emotional reactivity), or utilized mindfulness- or distraction-based strategies (i.e., emotion regulation), in response to negative images while self-reported negative emotion and skin conductance were monitored. Higher basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia and baseline emotional intensity predicted higher lifetime self-injury frequency. Chronic, resting emotion processes may be more important targets for reducing self-injury compared to labile, acute emotion processes.
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Santamarina-Perez P, Romero S, Mendez I, Leslie SM, Packer MM, Sugranyes G, Picado M, Font E, Moreno E, Martinez E, Morer A, Romero M, Singh MK. Fronto-Limbic Connectivity as a Predictor of Improvement in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents Following Psychotherapy. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2019; 29:456-465. [PMID: 31225733 DOI: 10.1089/cap.2018.0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objectives: Key neurobiological factors contribute to vulnerability to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents and how they respond to treatment targeted to reduce such behaviors. This study aims to examine differences in intrinsic functional connectivity between adolescents with NSSI and healthy controls (HCs) and to identify baseline connectivity markers that predict improvements in NSSI after psychotherapy. Methods: Adolescents aged 12-17 (n = 24) with repetitive NSSI along with demographically similar HCs (n = 16) underwent resting-state functional MRI scanning after which patients received up to 4 months of psychological treatment. A seed-based approach was used to examine baseline between-group differences in intrinsic functional connectivity of the amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Further analyses examined the associations between intrinsic functional connectivity at baseline and improvement in NSSI after psychological treatment. Results: Compared with HCs, adolescents with NSSI showed significantly reduced connectivity between the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex, subcallosal cortex, and paracingulate gyrus, as well as between the amygdala and a cluster encompassing the right planum temporale and right insula. Adolescents with NSSI, compared with HCs, also showed reduced connectivity between the mPFC and two clusters: one located in the precentral and postcentral gyri and another in the left insula. After treatment, 50% of patients reported fewer NSSI episodes compared to baseline, which was considered as improvement. Stronger negative amygdala-prefrontal connectivity was associated with greater posttreatment improvement in NSSI. Conclusions: Adolescents with NSSI may have aberrant amygdala and mPFC connectivity compared with HCs. Furthermore, stronger baseline negative amygdala-prefrontal connectivity may predict greater improvement in NSSI after psychological intervention. Given that no prior study has used resting-state functional connectivity to predict response to psychological treatment in adolescents with NSSI, replication of these findings is needed.
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- Pilar Santamarina-Perez
- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- 2Biomedical Research Networking Centre Consortium (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- 2Biomedical Research Networking Centre Consortium (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
- 4August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- 2Biomedical Research Networking Centre Consortium (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
- 4August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, 2017SGR88, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Brausch AM, Woods SE. Emotion Regulation Deficits and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Prospectively Predict Suicide Ideation in Adolescents. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2019; 49:868-880. [PMID: 29900570 PMCID: PMC6294703 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between emotion regulation deficits and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is well established. Many studies have documented the strong relationship between NSSI and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The relationship between emotion regulation deficits and suicide is less understood, but recent studies indicate a moderate association. This study aimed to examine the relationship between emotion regulation deficits, NSSI behavior, and suicide ideation in an unselected community sample of adolescents. It was expected that NSSI history would moderate the relationship between emotion regulation and future suicide ideation. METHODS Data were collected from 367 unselected, community adolescents (mean age = 13). Self-report questionnaires assessed NSSI behavior, emotion regulation deficits, and suicide ideation at two time points, 6 months apart. RESULTS After controlling for suicide ideation at baseline, emotion regulation deficits (experiential avoidance and interoceptive deficits) significantly predicted suicide ideation severity at follow-up, and interactions with NSSI engagement showed support for moderation. CONCLUSIONS Results of this study provide insight into the mechanisms of these relationships and have significant clinical implications for the identification of adolescents at risk for suicide behaviors.
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- Amy M. Brausch
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY, 42101
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY, 42101,Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 441 Tobin Hall, Amherst, MA, 01003
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Yang X, Daches S, George CJ, Kiss E, Kapornai K, Baji I, Kovacs M. Autonomic correlates of lifetime suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents with a history of depression. Psychophysiology 2019; 56:e13378. [PMID: 31002191 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) have been associated with emotion dysregulation and atypical responses to affective and stressful stimuli. To investigate the psychophysiology involved, we measured changes in respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and cardiac pre-ejection period (PEP; indexing parasympathetic and sympathetic functioning, respectively) in response to stressful- and sadness-eliciting laboratory probes. Our sample included adolescents with a history of depression and STBs (n = 177), adolescents with a history of depression but no history of STBs (n = 47), and healthy controls (n = 175). The outcome of interest was the most severe form of clinician-rated STBs across the subject's lifetime. In partial support of our hypotheses, during the stressful task, adolescents with a history of depression and STBs did not evidence the RSA decrease that was exhibited by controls and displayed greater PEP shortening compared to ever-depressed adolescents with no lifetime STBs. No group differences were found in either RSA or PEP reactivity to the sadness-eliciting stimulus. As expected, severity of STBs was positively correlated with the extent of PEP shortening during the stressful task. The results suggest that adolescents with a history of depression and STBs experience blunted parasympathetic responses to stress along with compensatory efforts. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of STBs among youths and underscore that future studies should examine physiological risk factors for these psychopathological outcomes.
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- Xiao Yang
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Duprey EB, Oshri A, Liu S. Childhood Maltreatment, Self-esteem, and Suicidal Ideation in a Low-SES Emerging Adult Sample: The Moderating Role of Heart Rate Variability. Arch Suicide Res 2019; 23:333-352. [PMID: 29466117 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2018.1430640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Childhood maltreatment is associated with risk for suicidal ideation later in life, yet more research is needed on the indirect effects and bioregulatory protective factors in this association. The present study aimed to investigate the indirect influence of childhood maltreatment on suicidal ideation in emerging adulthood via level of self-esteem, and examine the moderating role of heart rate variability (HRV; a proxy for emotion regulation) in this indirect association. The study included a sample of 167 non-metropolitan emerging adults (Mage = 21.17, 55.8% female) of low-socioeconomic status (low-SES). HRV data were obained using an electrocardigram, whereas childhood maltreatment, suicidal ideation, and self-esteem data were obtained via self-report. Childhood maltreatment was indirectly associated with suicidal ideation via reduced self-esteem. HRV buffered this indirect association. Childhood maltreatment poses a risk for the development of suicidal ideation. Interventions that bolster self-esteem and emotion regulation may reduce suicide risk for emerging adults with a history of childhood maltreatment.
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Trajectories of Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents Following Psychiatric Hospitalization. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 46:355-363. [PMID: 28349306 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-017-0293-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Suicidal ideation (SI) is a common presenting problem for psychiatric hospitalizations in adolescents and often persists following discharge. This study examines whether distinct trajectories of SI could be delineated following hospitalization and the risk factors most strongly related to these trajectories. Adolescents (N = 104; 76 females; 28 males) were followed for 6 months after discharge from inpatient or partial hospitalization. Semi-parametric group modeling identified SI trajectory group membership. In all, 33.7% of adolescents fell in a Subclinical SI group, 43.3% in a Declining SI group, and 23.1% in a Chronic SI group. Multinomial logistic regression was utilized to examine baseline predictors of group membership. Emotion dysregulation differentiated Chronic SI from Declining SI. In multivariate analyses, adolescents endorsing greater non-acceptance of emotional responses (OR =1.18) and more limited access to emotion regulation strategies (OR =1.12) were more likely to belong to the Chronic SI than Declining SI trajectory. Those in the Chronic SI group also had the greatest number of suicide attempts and hospitalizations in the 6 months post-discharge. These results suggest that clinicians should closely monitor and address emotion dysregulation when assessing suicide risk. Greater dysregulation may require more intensive services in order to have an effect on chronic SI.
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Kovacs M, Lopez-Duran NL, George C, Mayer L, Baji L, Kiss E, Vetró Á, Kapornai K. The Development of Mood Repair Response Repertories: I. Age-Related Changes Among 7- to 14-Year-Old Depressed and Control Children and Adolescents. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2019; 48:143-152. [PMID: 29251992 PMCID: PMC6201294 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1399399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to test developmentally informed hypotheses about regulatory responses to sadness that attenuate versus exacerbate it (adaptive versus maladaptive mood repair responses, respectively) across late childhood, early adolescence, and mid-adolescence. In a multi-site study in Hungary, clinic-based, 7- to 14-year-olds with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders' (4th ed., text rev.) depressive disorders (N = 697; 55% male) and age/sex matched (at 1:2) nondepressed, school-based controls (N = 1,394) reported on their usual responses to sadness/dysphoria; parental reports were obtained separately. Adaptive and maladaptive response repertoire scores were compared across ages within and across subject groups, and by informant, controlling for confounds. Contrary to Hypothesis 1, older (vs. younger) youths in both groups reported fewer adaptive regulatory responses. Maladaptive response repertoires were unrelated to age among controls but significantly increased with age among depressed youths, particularly the girls. Partially supporting Hypothesis 2, subject groups differed in age-related trajectories of mood repair repertories, but not as expected (e.g., younger depressed children reported larger adaptive response repertoires than did controls). Parental reports revealed no developmental changes in offspring's mood repair repertories. Parent-offspring reports were most discordant for younger (vs. older) offspring, tended to converge around age 11, and were consistently and significantly larger in the depressed sample. Self-reported adaptive mood repair repertories appear to have been laid down by late childhood and then undergo "trimming" across ages 7-14 years. The extensive maladaptive mood repair response repertoires of depressed youths, which increased with age, distinguish them primarily from controls. Therefore, reducing maladaptive regulatory responses to sadness should be a priority when treating depressed youths.
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- Maria Kovacs
- a Department of Psychiatry , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- c Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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- d Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Széchényi István University
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- e Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- e Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- e Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- e Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Health Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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Dochnal R, Vetró Á, Kiss E, Baji I, Lefkovics E, Bylsma LM, Yaroslavsky I, Rottenberg J, Kovacs M, Kapornai K. Emotion Regulation Among Adolescents With Pediatric Depression As a Function of Anxiety Comorbidity. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:722. [PMID: 31649566 PMCID: PMC6790632 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Both depression and anxiety (two of the most common internalizing psychopathologies among youths) are associated with difficulties in emotion regulation (ER). Little is known about whether anxiety as a comorbid condition has an effect on the habitual use of different ER strategies in youngsters with depression histories. We aimed 1) to compare ER in adolescents with histories of childhood onset major depressive disorder (MDD) with and without comorbid anxiety and 2) to examine whether certain ER response clusters (Cognitive, Social, and Behavioral/Physical) characterize comorbid children and adolescents. Methods: We analyzed data on 217 youth (11-18 years old) with depression history: 85 subjects with lifetime anxiety comorbidity (comorbid group) and 132 without lifetime anxiety (non-comorbid group). Psychiatric diagnosis was established by a comprehensive Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV-based diagnostic procedure. ER strategies were examined via the self-rated "Feelings and Me" Child version questionnaire (FAM-C). Results: The comorbid group used maladaptive ER strategies significantly more frequently than the non-comorbid youngsters. The Behavioral/Physical and Social ER skills, especially those reflecting social withdrawal and self-harm, were responsible for the higher maladaptive scores. Limitations: Because our study is a cross-sectional analysis, we have no information about the development or the onset of maladaptive ER strategies. Therefore, we were unable to examine whether maladaptive ER was a risk factor or a consequence of the internalizing psychopathology and comorbidity. Conclusions: Comorbid anxiety worsens the impaired use of ER strategies in depression-prone youths. Further longitudinal research is needed to explore the causal role of dysfunctional ER in the development of internalizing psychopathology.
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- Roberta Dochnal
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Child Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Child Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Child Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Child Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Child Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Child Health Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Viana AG, Raines EM, Woodward EC, Hanna AE, Walker R, Zvolensky MJ. The relationship between emotional clarity and suicidal ideation among trauma-exposed adolescents in inpatient psychiatric care: does distress tolerance matter? Cogn Behav Ther 2018; 48:430-444. [DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2018.1536163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Andres G. Viana
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
- Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Szemenyei E, Reinhardt M, Szabó E, Szabó KG, Urbán R, Harvey ST, Morgan A, Demetrovics Z, Kökönyei G. Measuring Psychological Inflexibility in Children and Adolescents: Evaluating the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth. Assessment 2018; 27:1810-1820. [PMID: 30198319 DOI: 10.1177/1073191118796558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y8) was developed to measure psychological inflexibility. Although the questionnaire is a well-known tool in clinical practice, its psychometric properties have not been widely investigated in the target population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure and validity of the AFQ-Y8 (N = 1,572, mean age 15.39 years, girls 51%) on a Hungarian sample. We also tested the invariance of the measurement model across two age groups (11-14 and 15-20 years old). Results confirmed the single-factor structure of the AFQ-Y8. Psychological inflexibility was also found to be positively related to emotional instability, externalizing, and internalizing problems. Furthermore, psychological inflexibility explained the variance of life satisfaction when personality dimensions, emotional, and behavioral problems were accounted for. Measurement invariance across age groups was partially supported. These results suggest that the AFQ-Y8 is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing psychological inflexibility in children and adolescents.
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- Eszter Szemenyei
- Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,MTA-SE Neuropsychopharmacology and Neurochemistry Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,SE-NAP2 Genetic Brain Imaging Migraine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Pharmacodynamics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Gallagher ML, Miller AB. Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior in Children and Adolescents: An Ecological Model of Resilience. ADOLESCENT RESEARCH REVIEW 2018; 3:123-154. [PMID: 29904718 PMCID: PMC5995470 DOI: 10.1007/s40894-017-0066-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Zeng B, Zhao J, Zou L, Yang X, Zhang X, Wang W, Zhao J, Chen J. Depressive symptoms, post-traumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk among graduate students: The mediating influence of emotional regulatory self-efficacy. Psychiatry Res 2018; 264:224-230. [PMID: 29655115 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The current study was to examine the relationship among depressive symptoms, post-traumatic stress symptoms, emotion regulatory self-efficacy and suicide risk. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 3257 graduate students from a medical college of China. Lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan and attempt were 25.7%, 1.6%, 1.1%, respectively, with one-year suicidal ideation showing at 6.3%. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the relative contribution of depressive symptoms, post-traumatic stress symptoms and emotion regulatory self-efficacy on suicide risk. Structural equation model had a highly satisfactory fit [χ2 = 7.782, df = 4, p = 0.096; RMSEA = 0.021; CFI = 0.992; GFI = 0.997]. Post-traumatic stress symptoms had a direct effect and an indirect effect on suicide risk via emotion regulatory self-efficacy. Depressive symptoms also had a direct effect and an indirect effect on suicide risk via emotion regulatory self-efficacy. The depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms increased the risk of suicide risk, but the variable of emotion regulatory self-efficacy would be served as a buffering factor, decreasing the risk of suicide. The interaction term of depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress symptoms had a direct effect on suicide risk. A significant interactive effect of depressive and post-traumatic stress symptoms on suicide risk was found.
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- Baoer Zeng
- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Graduate Student, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Rottenberg J, Kovacs M, Yaroslavsky I. Non-response to sad mood induction: implications for emotion research. Cogn Emot 2018; 32:431-436. [PMID: 28466682 PMCID: PMC6174537 DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2017.1321527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Experimental induction of sad mood states is a mainstay of laboratory research on affect and cognition, mood regulation, and mood disorders. Typically, the success of such mood manipulations is reported as a statistically significant pre- to post-induction change in the self-rated intensity of the target affect. The present commentary was motivated by an unexpected finding in one of our studies concerning the response rate to a well-validated sad mood induction. Using the customary statistical approach, we found a significant mean increase in self-rated sadness intensity with a moderate effect size, verifying the "success" of the mood induction. However, that "success" masked that, between one-fifth and about one-third of our samples (adolescents who had histories of childhood-onset major depressive disorder and healthy controls) reported absolutely no sadness in response to the mood induction procedure. We consider implications of our experience for emotion research by (1) commenting upon the typically overlooked phenomenon of nonresponse, (2) suggesting changes in reporting practices regarding mood induction success, and (3) outlining future directions to help scientists determine why some subjects do not respond to experimental mood induction.
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- b Department of Psychiatry , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh , PA , USA
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- c Department of Psychology , Cleveland State University , Cleveland , OH , USA
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Panaite V, Bylsma LM, Kovacs M, O'Leary K, George CJ, Baji I, Benák I, Dochnal R, Kiss E, Vetró Á, Kapornai K, Rottenberg J. Dysregulated behavioral responses to hedonic probes among youth with depression histories and their high-risk siblings. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 19:171-177. [PMID: 29578741 DOI: 10.1037/emo0000409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Affect dysregulation in response to rewarding stimuli has been proposed as a vulnerability factor for major depressive disorder (MDD). However, it remains unclear how affective behavioral dynamics may be altered among individuals who are at high risk for depression but not currently depressed. We examined the dynamics of affective facial behavior during hedonic probes among 3 groups of adolescents: remitted probands who had histories of childhood-onset MDD (n = 187), never-depressed siblings of probands (high familial risk; n = 207), and healthy controls (n = 166). Participants' happy and sad facial expressions were coded during 3 hedonic laboratory tasks: receiving a preferred prize, describing a positive autobiographical memory, and watching a humorous film. Happy and sad behavioral dynamics were indexed by mean level- and time-dependent reactivity, variability (mean of the squared successive differences), and inertia (autocorrelation). Relative to controls, probands and siblings exhibited a more rapid decrease in happy behaviors, and probands exhibited higher inertia of sad behaviors during hedonic probes. Both probands and siblings exhibited lower inertia of sad behaviors while receiving a desired prize, which highlights the importance of context variation in testing hypotheses. Overall, our study provides new evidence that hedonic behavioral dysregulation, as reflected in dynamic facial behavior, may highlight depression vulnerability. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Vanessa Panaite
- HSR&D Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (CINDRR)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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Neacsiu AD, Fang CM, Rodriguez M, Rosenthal MZ. Suicidal Behavior and Problems with Emotion Regulation. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2018; 48:52-74. [PMID: 28261853 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We examined in two independent samples whether: (1) difficulties with emotion regulation predict suicide ideation and (2) depressed adults with a history of attempting suicide report and exhibit more emotion dysregulation compared to healthy and depressed controls. Difficulties with emotional clarity and relationship status were significant predictors of suicide ideation (Study 1). In Study 2, when compared to controls, depressed attempters reported significantly more difficulties with emotional clarity and emotional impulsivity. Attempters had significantly more difficulty than controls returning to heart rate baseline following a stressful task. Problems with emotions are therefore differentially connected to suicidal behaviors.
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- Andrada D Neacsiu
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Su MH, Chen HC, Lu ML, Feng J, Chen IM, Wu CS, Chang SW, Kuo PH. Risk profiles of personality traits for suicidality among mood disorder patients and community controls. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2018; 137:30-38. [PMID: 29141103 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between personality traits and suicidal ideation (SI) and attempt (SA) in mood disorder patients and community controls. METHOD We recruited 365 bipolar, 296 major depressive disorder patients, and 315 community controls to assess their lifetime suicidality. Participants filled out self-reported personality questionnaires to collect data of personality traits, including novelty seeking (NS), harm avoidance (HA), extraversion (E), and neuroticism (N). We used logistic regression models adjusted for diagnoses to analyze combinational effects of personality traits on the risk of suicide. Additionally, radar charts display personality profiles for suicidal behaviours by groups. RESULTS All personality traits were associated with the risk of suicidality with various effect size, except for E that showed protective effect. High N or HA had prominent and independent risk effects on SI and SA. Combinations of high N and low E, or high HA and NS were the risk personality profiles for suicidality. Higher N scores further distinguished SA from SI in mood disorder patients. CONCLUSION Introvert personality traits showed independent risk effects on suicidality regardless of diagnosis status. Among high-risk individuals with suicidal thoughts, higher neuroticism tendency is further associated with increased risk of suicide attempt.
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- M-H Su
- Department of Public Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center of Sleep Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wan-Fang Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Research Center for Genes, Environment and Human Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Bauer BW, Gustafsson HC, Nigg J, Karalunas SL. Working memory mediates increased negative affect and suicidal ideation in childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT 2017; 40:180-193. [PMID: 30386005 DOI: 10.1007/s10862-017-9635-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Objective Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts compared to those without ADHD. Increased risk is at least partially attributable to a subset of children with ADHD and comorbid depression or disruptive behavior disorders; however, the early predictors and mechanisms driving increased risk are not well understood. Here, we investigate the contributions of two candidate mechanisms for increased suicidal ideation in children with ADHD: executive function and negative affect. Methods 623 clinically well-characterized, community-recruited children classified by research criteria as ADHD (n=388) or typically-developing controls (n=253) participated. Parent-report on the Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire provided a measure of negative affectivity. Children completed laboratory tasks to measure response inhibition and working memory. Suicidal ideation was evaluated by parent report during a semi-structured interview and child responses on the Children's Depression Inventory. Results Compared to typically developing controls, children with ADHD had higher rates of suicidal ideation, more negative affect, slower stop signal reaction times, and weaker working memory. Statistical path-model analyses confirmed the hypothesis that weaker working memory in ADHD statistically mediated increased negative affect. Weaker working memory also mediated and increased suicidal ideation in these cross sectional data. Findings were not attributable to comorbid disruptive behavioral disorders. Poor response inhibition did not reliably mediate negative affect or suicidal ideation. Conclusion Impairment in working memory is an important early risk factor for suicidal ideation in children with ADHD, and may help in identifying children for prevention and early intervention efforts.
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- Brian W Bauer
- University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
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- Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Multnomah Pavilion, Suite 1505, Mail Code: UHN-80R1 Portland, OR 97239
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- Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Multnomah Pavilion, Suite 1513, Mail Code: UHN-80R1 Portland, OR 97239
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- Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Multnomah Pavilion, Suite 1513, Mail Code: UHN-80R1, Portland, OR 97239
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Daches S, Kovacs M, George CJ, Yaroslavsky I, Kiss E, Vetró Á, Dochnal R, Benák I, Baji I, Halas K, Makai A, Kapornai K, Rottenberg J. Childhood adversity predicts reduced physiological flexibility during the processing of negative affect among adolescents with major depression histories. Int J Psychophysiol 2017; 121:22-28. [PMID: 28911874 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adversity during early development has been shown to have enduring negative physiological consequences. In turn, atypical physiological functioning has been associated with maladaptive processing of negative affect, including its regulation. The present study therefore explored whether exposure to adverse life events in childhood predicted maladaptive (less flexible) parasympathetic nervous system functioning during the processing of negative affect among adolescents with depression histories. METHODS An initially clinic-referred, pediatric sample (N=189) was assessed at two time points. At Time 1, when subjects were 10.17years old (SD=1.42), on average, and were depressed, parents reported on adverse life events the offspring experienced up to that point. At Time 2, when subjects were 17.18years old (SD=1.28), and were remitted from depression, parents again reported on adverse life events in their offspring's lives for the interim period. At time 2, subjects' parasympathetic nervous system functioning (quantified as respiratory sinus arrhythmia) also was assessed at rest, during sad mood induction, and during instructed mood repair. RESULTS Extent of adverse life events experienced by T1 (but not events occurring between T1 and T2) predicted less flexible RSA functioning 7years later during the processing of negative affect. Adolescents with more extensive early life adversities exhibited less vagal withdrawal following negative mood induction and tended to show less physiological recovery following mood repair. CONCLUSIONS Early adversities appear to be associated with less flexible physiological regulatory control during negative affect experience, when measured later in development. Stress-related autonomic dysfunction in vulnerable youths may contribute to the unfavorable clinical prognosis associated with juvenile-onset depression.
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- Shimrit Daches
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Barr N, Fulginiti A, Rhoades H, Rice E. Can Better Emotion Regulation Protect against Suicidality in Traumatized Homeless Youth? Arch Suicide Res 2017; 21:490-501. [PMID: 27552185 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1224989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A substantial majority of homeless youth and young adults (HYA) experience abuse prior to and during homelessness. HYA also have high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal behavior. This study investigated relationships between traumatic experiences, PTSD symptoms, substance use, and the protective effects of emotion regulation on outcome variables suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Data were drawn from a sample of 398 HYA interviewed at 3 drop-in centers in Los Angeles County. A bivariate logistic regression modeling strategy was employed to examine relationships among demographic characteristics and dependent and independent variables. Trauma prior to homelessness and trauma prior to and after homelessness were positively associated with suicidal ideation, whereas emotional awareness and control demonstrated negative associations. PTSD symptoms were positively associated with suicide attempts, whereas emotional awareness and control demonstrated negative associations. Better emotion regulation is associated with reduced odds of suicidal ideation and attempts in HYA and may protect against effects of traumatic experiences. Interventions targeting emotion regulation skills in HYA to reduce suicidality associated with traumatic experiences merit additional investigation.
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Serra G, Koukopoulos A, De Chiara L, Napoletano F, Koukopoulos A, Sani G, Faedda GL, Girardi P, Reginaldi D, Baldessarini RJ. Child and Adolescent Clinical Features Preceding Adult Suicide Attempts. Arch Suicide Res 2017; 21:502-518. [PMID: 27673411 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1227004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to identify the predictive value of juvenile factors for adult suicidal behavior. We reviewed clinical records to compare factors identified in childhood and adolescence between adult suicidal versus nonsuicidal major affective disorder subjects. Suicide attempts occurred in 23.1% of subjects. Age-at-first-symptom was 14.2 vs. 20.2 years among suicidal versus nonsuicidal subjects (p < 0.0001). More prevalent in suicidal versus non-suicidal subjects by multivariate analysis were: depressive symptoms, hyper-emotionality, younger-at-first-affective-episode, family suicide history, childhood mood-swings, and adolescence low self-esteem. Presence of one factor yielded a Bayesian sensitivity of 64%, specificity of 50%, and negative predictive power of 86%. Several juvenile factors were associated with adult suicidal behavior; their absence was strongly associated with a lack of adult suicidal behavior.
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Begovic E, Panaite V, Bylsma LM, George C, Kovacs M, Yaroslavsky I, Baji I, Benák I, Dochnal R, Kiss E, Vetró Á, Kapornai K, Rottenberg J. Positive autobiographical memory deficits in youth with depression histories and their never-depressed siblings. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017; 56:329-346. [PMID: 28543280 DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Impaired positive autobiographical memory (AM) is closely linked to emotional disorders. AM impairments are often found in depressed adults and may be related to the difficulties such persons have in regulating their dysphoric mood. By contrast, less is known about AM disturbances among adolescents, or about the functional relationship of AM disturbances to early-onset depression. DESIGN A high-risk family design served to compare four groups of youth who differed in depression histories and familial depression risk. METHODS Thirty-one currently depressed probands, 185 remitted probands, 204 never-depressed siblings of probands, and 180 healthy control youth were induced into a negative mood prior to recalling positive AMs via a novel memory elicitation procedure. Several positive AM characteristics were assessed. RESULTS Relative to control youth, unaffected siblings and probands exhibited consistently impaired positive AMs. Moreover, we also found some evidence that probands were more impaired than siblings, who were in turn more impaired than controls, consistent with a gradient effect. CONCLUSIONS Positive AM disturbances may not only precede the onset of depression in vulnerable youth, but also continue to persist after remission of a depressive episode. Clinical and basic research implications of the findings are discussed. PRACTITIONER POINTS Positive AM impairments may be trait-like, persist in the euthymic phase of depression, and may serve as a risk marker for early-onset depression among vulnerable adolescents. Disturbances in positive AM may negatively impact the mood-regulatory functions of positive memory recall and contribute to persistent sadness and anhedonia, which are core features of depression. Our sample of currently depressed youth was relatively small, tempering our conclusions. Although we collected data on some important covariates (e.g., socioeconomic status), we lacked information on other relevant variables such as youths' executive functioning or IQ.
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- Ena Begovic
- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Hungary
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Suicide ideation among high-risk adolescent females: Examining the interplay between parasympathetic regulation and friendship support. Dev Psychopathol 2016; 29:1161-1175. [PMID: 28031059 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579416001218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Poor physiological self-regulation has been proposed as a potential biological vulnerability for adolescent suicidality. This study tested this hypothesis by examining the effect of parasympathetic stress responses on future suicide ideation. In addition, drawing from multilevel developmental psychopathology theories, the interplay between parasympathetic regulation and friendship support, conceptualized as an external source of regulation, was examined. At baseline, 132 adolescent females (M age = 14.59, SD = 1.39) with a history of mental health concerns participated in an in vivo interpersonal stressor (a laboratory speech task) and completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms and perceived support within a close same-age female friendship. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) was measured before and during the speech task. Suicide ideation was assessed at baseline and at 3, 6, and 9 months follow-up. The results revealed that females with greater relative RSA decreases to the laboratory stressor were at higher risk for reporting suicide ideation over the subsequent 9 months. Moreover, parasympathetic responses moderated the effect of friendship support on suicide ideation; among females with mild changes or higher relative increases in RSA, but not more pronounced RSA decreases, friendship support reduced risk for future suicide ideation. Findings highlight the crucial role of physiological and external regulation sources as protective factors for youth suicidality.
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Li R, Cai Y, Wang Y, Gan F, Shi R. Psychological pathway to suicidal ideation among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China: A structural equation model. J Psychiatr Res 2016; 83:203-210. [PMID: 27661416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We aimed to explore the relationships and develop an inter-theoretical model among psychological variables in the progression to suicidal ideation among men who have sex with men (MSM). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 547 MSM in four districts in Shanghai from March to May in 2014. Socio-demographic, psychological, and behavioral information of the participants was collected. A structural equation model (SEM)-Path Analysis was constructed to interpret the intricate relationships among various psychological variables. Suicidal ideation among MSM during the past year was 10.6%. The developed model agreed well with existing suicide models and had a good fit to the data (χ2/df = 2.497, comparative fit index = 0.983, root mean squared error of approximation = 0.052). Suicidal ideation was predicted by perceived defeat and entrapment (β = 0.21, p < 0.001), which was in turn predicted by temperament (β = 0.60, p < 0.001) and perceived social support (β = 0.34, p < 0.001). Perceived social support fully mediated the relationships among mood states, perceived social status, and perceived defeat and entrapment. MSM with certain types of temperament might be predisposed to a higher perception of defeat and entrapment. Perceived social support can effectively alleviate the negative appraisals and emotions and lower the risk for suicidal ideation among MSM.
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- Rui Li
- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, PR China; Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Social Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, No. 800, Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 227, South Chongqing Road, Shanghai, 200025, PR China; Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Social Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, No. 800, Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- School of Continuing Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 1954, Hua Shan Road, Shanghai, 200030, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1200, Cai Lun Road, Shanghai, 201203, PR China.
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Becker SP, Withrow AR, Stoppelbein L, Luebbe AM, Fite PJ, Greening L. Sluggish cognitive tempo is associated with suicide risk in psychiatrically hospitalized children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2016; 57:1390-1399. [PMID: 27245482 PMCID: PMC5548117 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although identified as a significant public health concern, few studies have examined correlates of suicide risk in school-aged children. Recent studies show a relation between sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms and a range of adverse outcomes linked to suicidal ideation, including depression, emotion dysregulation, lowered self-esteem, and peer problems/social withdrawal, yet no study to date has examined SCT in relation to suicide risk. METHODS We tested the hypothesis that SCT would be associated with suicide risk in a sample of 95 psychiatrically hospitalized children (74% male; 62% black) between the ages of 8 and 12 (M = 10.01, SD = 1.50). Parents completed measures of their child's psychiatric symptoms, including SCT and depression, as well as a measure of their own psychopathology. Children completed measures assessing loneliness and depression. Both parents and children completed measures of suicide risk. RESULTS White children reported greater suicide risk than nonwhite children. After controlling for demographic characteristics, loneliness, parental psychopathology, and correlated psychiatric symptoms, including both parent- and child self-reported depressive symptoms, SCT remained uniquely associated with children's suicide risk. Results were consistent across both parent and child measures of suicide risk. CONCLUSIONS This multi-informant study provides strong preliminary support for an association between SCT symptoms and suicide risk in psychiatrically hospitalized children, above and beyond loneliness, depression, and demographic characteristics. Findings are discussed in the context of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Additional studies are needed to replicate and extend these findings, with a particular need for studies that examine the cognitive processes and daydreaming content of individuals displaying elevated SCT symptomatology.
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- Stephen P. Becker
- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA,Address correspondence to: Stephen P. Becker, Ph.D., Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue MLC 10006, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, USA. . Telephone: +1 (513) 803-2066. Fax: +1 (513) 803-0084
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA,Glenwood Autism and Behavioral Health Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
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- Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Kovacs M, Yaroslavsky I, Rottenberg J, George CJ, Kiss E, Halas K, Dochnal R, Benák I, Baji I, Vetró A, Makai A, Kapornai K. Maladaptive mood repair, atypical respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and risk of a recurrent major depressive episode among adolescents with prior major depression. Psychol Med 2016; 46:2109-2119. [PMID: 27198823 DOI: 10.1017/s003329171600057x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because depressive illness is recurrent, recurrence prevention should be a mainstay for reducing its burden on society. One way to reach this goal is to identify malleable risk factors. The ability to attenuate sadness/dysphoria (mood repair) and parasympathetic nervous system functioning, indexed as respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), are impaired during depression and after it has remitted. The present study therefore tested the hypothesis that these two constructs also may mirror risk factors for a recurrent major depressive episode (MDE). METHOD At time 1 (T1), 178 adolescents, whose last MDE had remitted, and their parents, reported on depression and mood repair; youths' RSA at rest and in response to sad mood induction also were assessed. MDE recurrence was monitored until time 2 (T2) up to 2 years later. Mood repair at T1 (modeled as a latent construct), and resting RSA and RSA response to sadness induction (RSA profile), served to predict onset of first recurrent MDE by T2. RESULTS Consistent with expectations, maladaptive mood repair predicted recurrent MDE, above and beyond T1 depression symptoms. Further, atypical RSA profiles at T1 were associated with high levels of maladaptive mood repair, which, in turn, predicted increased risk of recurrent MDE. Thus, maladaptive mood repair mediated the effects of atypical RSA on risk of MDE recurrence. CONCLUSIONS This study documented that a combination of behavioral and physiological risk factors predicted MDE recurrence in a previously clinically referred sample of adolescents with depression histories. Because mood repair and RSA are malleable, both could be targeted for modification to reduce the risk of recurrent depression in youths.
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- M Kovacs
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine,Pittsburgh, PA,USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,PA,USA
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- Szeged University,Hungary
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- Szeged University,Hungary
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Kovacs M, Bylsma LM, Yaroslavsky I, Rottenberg J, George CJ, Kiss E, Halas K, Benák I, Baji I, Vetro Á, Kapornai K. Positive Affectivity is Dampened in Youths with Histories of Major Depression and Their Never-Depressed Adolescent Siblings. Clin Psychol Sci 2016; 4:661-674. [PMID: 27747139 PMCID: PMC5060943 DOI: 10.1177/2167702615607182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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While hedonic capacity is diminished during clinical depression, it is unclear whether that deficit constitutes a risk factor and/or persists after depression episodes remit. To examine these issues, adolescents with current/past major depression (probands; n=218), never depressed biological siblings of probands (n=207), and emotionally-well controls (n=183) were exposed to several positively valenced probes. Across baseline and hedonic probe conditions, controls consistently reported higher levels of positive affect than high-risk siblings, and siblings reported higher levels of positive affect than probands (remitted and depressed probands' reports were similar). Extent of positive affect across the protocol predicted adolescents' self-reports of social support network and parental reports of offspring's use of various adaptive mood repair responses in daily life. Attenuated hedonic responding among youths remitted from depression offers partial support for anhedonia as a trait, while its presence among never depressed high-risk siblings argues for anhedonia as a potential diathesis for clinical depression.
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- Maria Kovacs
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, PA
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Yaroslavsky I, Rottenberg J, Bylsma LM, Jennings JR, George C, Baji I, Benák I, Dochnal R, Halas K, Kapornai K, Kiss E, Makai A, Varga H, Vetró Á, Kovacs M. Parasympathetic nervous system activity predicts mood repair use and its effectiveness among adolescents with and without histories of major depression. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016; 125:323-36. [PMID: 26950752 DOI: 10.1037/abn0000149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Depressive disorders that onset in the juvenile years have been linked to far-reaching adverse consequences, making it imperative to elucidate key mechanisms and contributory factors. Excessive use of regulatory responses that exacerbate sadness (maladaptive mood repair) or insufficient use of regulatory responses that reduce it (adaptive mood repair) may reflect behavioral mechanisms of depression risk. Cardiac vagal control, indexed by patterns of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), has received attention as a putative physiological risk factor for depression. Although mood repair and RSA are related, the nature of this relationship is not well characterized in the context of depression risk. Therefore, we tested alternative models of the relationships between RSA patterns (at rest and in response to a sad film), trait mood repair, and the effectiveness of a mood repair response in the laboratory (state mood repair) among adolescents with depression histories (n = 210) and emotionally healthy peers (n = 161). In our data, a mediation model best explained the association between the key constructs: Adolescents with normative RSA patterns exhibited lower levels of depression and trait maladaptive mood repair, and benefited more from instructed (state) mood repair in the laboratory. By contrast, adolescents with atypical RSA patterns exhibited higher levels of depression and dispositional maladaptive mood repair, which, in turn, mediated the relations of RSA patterns and depression symptoms. Atypical RSA patterns also predicted reduced benefits from laboratory mood repair.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Rice TR, Sher L. Adolescent suicide and testosterone. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2015; 29:/j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2015-0058/ijamh-2015-0058.xml. [PMID: 26536576 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Completed suicide is much more common in men than in women. Its incidence rises precipitously in adolescence. One biological hypothesis that accounts for the increased frequency of completed suicide in men is that the male sex hormone testosterone partially mediates the observed increase in suicide frequency among men. It is the aim of this communication to review the relevant literature and to describe putative biological mechanisms for this association. Specifically, we propose that the impairment wrought by of high levels of testosterone in the adolescent upon the emotion regulation system contribute to an account for these findings. Herein, we describe this neural system and the specific effects of testosterone upon the system. We conclude with a discussion of clinical implications and applications with an aim of stimulating further research.
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Kovacs M, Yaroslavsky I, Rottenberg J, George CJ, Baji I, Benák I, Dochnal R, Halas K, Kiss E, Vetró Á, Kapornai K. Mood repair via attention refocusing or recall of positive autobiographical memories by adolescents with pediatric-onset major depression. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2015; 56:1108-17. [PMID: 25557229 PMCID: PMC4490142 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impaired emotion regulation is increasingly recognized as a core feature of depressive disorders. Indeed, currently and previously depressed adults both report greater problems in attenuating sadness (mood repair) in daily life than healthy controls. In contrast, studies of various strategies to attenuate sad affect have mostly found that currently or previously depressed adults and controls were similarly successful at mood repair in the laboratory. But few studies have examined mood repair among depression-prone youths or the effects of trait characteristics on mood repair outcomes in the laboratory. METHODS Adolescents, whose first episode of major depressive disorder (MDD) had onset at age 9, on average (probands), and were either in remission or depressed, and control peers, watched a sad film clip. Then, they were instructed to engage in refocusing attention (distraction) or recalling happy memories. Using affect ratings provided by the youths, we tested two developmentally informed hypotheses about whether the subject groups would be similarly able to attenuate sadness via the two mood repair strategies. We also explored if self-reported habitual (trait) mood repair influenced laboratory performance. RESULTS Contrary to expectations, attention refocusing and recall of happy memories led to comparable mood benefits across subjects. Control adolescents reported significantly greater reductions in sadness than did depressed (Cohen's d = .48) or remitted (Cohen's d = .32) probands, regardless of mood repair strategy, while currently depressed probands remained the saddest after mood repair. Habitual mood repair styles moderated the effects of instructed (state) mood repair in the laboratory. CONCLUSIONS Whether depressed or in remission, adolescents with MDD histories are not as efficient at mood repair in the laboratory as controls. But proband-control group differences in mood repair outcomes were modest in scope, suggesting that the abilities that subserve affect regulation have been preserved in probands to some degree. Further information about the nature of mood repair problems among youths with depression histories would help to better understand the clinical course of MDD and to design personalized interventions for depression.
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- Maria Kovacs
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
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- Szeged University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary
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- Szeged University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary
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- Szeged University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary
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- Szeged University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary
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- Szeged University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary
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Bylsma LM, Yaroslavsky I, Rottenberg J, Jennings JR, George CJ, Kiss E, Kapornai K, Halas K, Dochnal R, Lefkovics E, Benák I, Baji I, Vetró Á, Kovacs M. Juvenile onset depression alters cardiac autonomic balance in response to psychological and physical challenges. Biol Psychol 2015; 110:167-74. [PMID: 26225465 PMCID: PMC4564352 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Cardiac autonomic balance (CAB) indexes the ratio of parasympathetic to sympathetic activation (Berntson, Norman, Hawkley, & Cacioppo, 2008), and is believed to reflect overall autonomic flexibility in the face of environmental challenges. However, CAB has not been examined in depression. We examined changes in CAB and other physiological variables in 179 youth with a history of juvenile onset depression (JOD) and 161 healthy controls, in response to two psychological (unsolvable puzzle, sad film) and two physical (handgrip, and forehead cold pressor) challenges. In repeated measures analyses, controls showed expected reductions in CAB for both the handgrip and unsolvable puzzle, reflecting a shift to sympathetic relative to parasympathetic activation. By contrast, JOD youth showed increased CAB from baseline for both tasks (p's<.05). No effects were found for the forehead cold pressor or sad film tasks, suggesting that CAB differences may arise under conditions requiring greater attentional control or sustained effort.
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Affiliation(s)
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Atypical patterns of respiratory sinus arrhythmia index an endophenotype for depression. Dev Psychopathol 2015; 26:1337-52. [PMID: 25422965 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579414001060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Can atypical patterns of parasympathetic nervous system activity serve as endophenotypes for depression? Using respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) as an index of parasympathetic nervous system function, we examined this question in two studies: one involving mothers with and without depression histories and their offspring (at high and low risk for depression, respectively), and a further study of adolescent sibling pairs concordant and discordant for major depression. In both studies, subjects were exposed to sad mood induction; subjects' RSA was monitored during rest periods and in response to the mood induction. We used Gottesman and Gould's (2003) criteria for an endophenotype and a priori defined "atypical" and "normative" RSA patterns (combinations of resting RSA and RSA reactivity). We found that atypical RSA patterns (a) predicted current depressive episodes and remission status among women with histories of juvenile onset depression and healthy controls, (b) predicted longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms among high- and low-risk young offspring, (c) were concordant across mothers and their juvenile offspring, (d) were more prevalent among never-depressed youth at high risk for depression than their low-risk peers, and (e) were more concordant across adolescent sibling pairs in which both versus only one had a history of major depression. Thus, the results support atypical RSA patterns as an endophenotype for depression. Possible mechanisms by which RSA patterns increase depression risk and their genetic contributors are discussed.
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