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Tyrer P, Duggan C, Yang M, Tyrer H. The effect of environmental change, planned and unplanned life events on the long-term outcome of common mental disorders. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2024; 59:1587-1598. [PMID: 37428194 PMCID: PMC11343966 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-023-02520-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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PURPOSE To examine the nature of positive and negative environmental change on clinical outcome in 210 patients presenting with anxiety and depression and followed up over 30 years. METHODS In addition to clinical assessments, major environmental changes, particularly after 12 and 30 years, were recorded in all patients by a combination of self-report and taped interviews. Environmental changes were separated into two major groups, positive or negative, determined by patient opinion. RESULTS In all analyses positive changes were found to be associated with better outcome at 12 years with respect to accommodation (P = 0.009), relationships (P = 007), and substance misuse (P = 0.003), with fewer psychiatric admissions (P = 0.011) and fewer social work contacts at 30 years (P = 0.043). Using a consolidated outcome measure positive changes were more likely than negative ones to be associated with a good outcome at 12 and 30 years (39% v 3.6% and 30.2% v 9.1%, respectively). Those with personality disorder at baseline had fewer positive changes (P = 0.018) than others at 12 years and fewer positive occupational changes at 30 years (P = 0.041). Service use was greatly reduced in those with positive events with 50-80% more time free of all psychotropic drug treatment (P < 0.001). Instrumental positive change had greater effects than imposed changes. CONCLUSIONS Positive environmental change has a favourable impact on clinical outcome in common mental disorders. Although studied naturalistically in this study the findings suggest that if harnessed as a therapeutic intervention, as in nidotherapy and social prescribing, it would yield therapeutic dividends.
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- Peter Tyrer
- Division of Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, UK.
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- Department of Forensic Psychotherapy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Faculty of Health, Art and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, UK
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Weber DM, Halverson TF, Daruwala SE, Pugh MJ, Calhoun PS, Beckham JC, Kimbrel NA. Love Is Not All You Need: Understanding the Association Between Relationship Status and Relationship Dysfunction With Self-Directed Violence in Veterans. Arch Suicide Res 2024; 28:844-859. [PMID: 37548583 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2237097] [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: 08/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Research indicates that being married is associated with reduced risk of suicide and self-directed violence (SDV) relative to being divorced. Simultaneously, difficulties within relationships predict poorer health outcomes. However, research on relationship status rarely examines relationship functioning, obfuscating the joint contribution of these variables for SDV risk. METHOD Veterans (N = 1,049) completed a survey that included assessment of relationship status, relationship functioning, and SDV history. Logistic regression models tested how (a) relationship status, (b) relationship dysfunction, and (c) being divorced compared to being in a low- or high-dysfunction relationship were associated with SDV, controlling for several intrapersonal risk factors. RESULTS Veterans in a relationship did not differ in SDV history compared to divorced/separated veterans. However, more dysfunction within relationships was associated with greater odds of a history of SDV and suicidal cognitions. Finally, SDV histories were more likely among veterans endorsing high-dysfunction relationships compared with (a) low-dysfunction relationships and (b) divorced veterans. CONCLUSION It may be insufficient to only consider relationship status when evaluating interpersonal risk factors for SDV. A single item assessing relationship dysfunction was associated with enacted SDV and suicidal cognitions over and above intrapersonal risk factors. Integrating such single-item measures into clinical practice could improve identification and subsequent tailored intervention for veterans at greater risk for SDV.
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Ammerman BA, Jacobucci R. The impact of social connection on near-term suicidal ideation. Psychiatry Res 2023; 326:115338. [PMID: 37453309 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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While predominant suicide theories emphasize the role of social connectedness in suicidal thinking, there is a need to better understand (a) how specific aspects of social connection relate to suicidal ideation and (b) the timeframe over which these relationships persist. The current study examined ecological momentary assessment data over a 30-day period from 35 participants with past-year suicidal thoughts or behaviors (mean age = 25.88; 62.9% women; 68.6% White) to address these questions. Results demonstrated that absence of social contact was associated with next timepoint suicidal ideation, even after considering the suicidal ideation autoregressive effect (i.e., concurrent), with effects strongest in the short-term. Findings provide preliminary evidence of the need to assess for the presence of social contact, and for assessments to occur in close proximity (i.e., a few hours), to capture the true dynamics of risk for suicidal ideation. Although needing replication, results suggest importance of just-in-time interventions targeting suicidal ideation.
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- Brooke A Ammerman
- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 390 Corbett Family Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46656, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 390 Corbett Family Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46656, United States
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Santee AC, Rnic K, Chang KK, Chen RX, Hoffmeister JA, Liu H, LeMoult J, Dozois DJA, Starr LR. Risk and protective factors for stress generation: A meta-analytic review. Clin Psychol Rev 2023; 103:102299. [PMID: 37307790 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The stress generation hypothesis suggests that some individuals contribute more than others to the occurrence of dependent (self-generated), but not independent (fateful), stressful life events. This phenomenon is commonly studied in relation to psychiatric disorders, but effects are also driven by underlying psychological processes that extend beyond the boundaries of DSM-defined entities. This meta-analytic review of modifiable risk and protective factors for stress generation synthesizes findings from 70 studies with 39,693 participants (483 total effect sizes) from over 30 years of research. Findings revealed a range of risk factors that prospectively predict dependent stress with small-to-moderate meta-analytic effects (rs = 0.10-0.26). Negligible to small effects were found for independent stress (rs = 0.03-0.12), and, in a critical test for stress generation, most effects were significantly stronger for dependent compared to independent stress (βs = 0.04-0.15). Moderation analyses suggest effects of maladaptive interpersonal emotion regulation behaviors and repetitive negative thinking are stronger for interpersonal (versus non-interpersonal) stress; effects of repetitive negative thinking and excessive standards for self may be inflated by overreliance on self-report measures that fail to isolate psychological distress from objective experience. Findings have key implications for advancing stress generation theory and informing targets for intervention.
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- Angela C Santee
- Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, United States of America.
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, United States of America
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Bjork JM, Sawyers CK, Straub LK, Garavito DMN, Westbrook A. Cognitive effort avoidance in veterans with suicide attempt histories. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2022; 231:103788. [PMID: 36335888 PMCID: PMC10292953 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Suicide attempts (SA) are increasing in the United States, especially in veterans. Discovering individual cognitive features of the subset of suicide ideators who attempt suicide is critical. Cognitive theories attribute SA to facile schema-based negative interpretations of environmental events. Over-general autobiographical memory and facile solutions in problem solving tasks in SA survivors suggest that aversion to expending cognitive effort may be a neurobehavioral marker of SA risk. In veterans receiving care for mood disorder, we compared cognitive effort discounting and evidence-gathering in a beads task between veterans with (SAHx+; n = 26) versus without (SAHx-; n = 22) a history of SA. Groups did not differ in depressed mood or in a proxy metric of premorbid intelligence. Compared to SAHx- participants, SAHx+ participants self-reported significantly more severe cognitive problems in most domains, and also eschewed choice to earn higher monetary reward if earning it required a slightly increased working memory (WM) demand relative to an easy WM task. There was no group difference, however, in extent of evidence-gathering before declaring a conclusion in a beads task. These preliminary data suggest that aversion to expenditure of cognitive effort, potentially as a component of cognitive difficulties, may be a marker for SA risk.
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- James M Bjork
- Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 203 E Cary St Room 202, Richmond, VA 23219, United States of America; Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond VA, United States of America.
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- Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 203 E Cary St Room 202, Richmond, VA 23219, United States of America
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- Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 203 E Cary St Room 202, Richmond, VA 23219, United States of America
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- Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 203 E Cary St Room 202, Richmond, VA 23219, United States of America
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- Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 203 E Cary St Room 202, Richmond, VA 23219, United States of America; Department of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America
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Vignola-Lévesque C, Léveillée S. Intimate Partner Violence and Intimate Partner Homicide: Development of a Typology Based on Psychosocial Characteristics. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:NP15874-NP15898. [PMID: 34076551 PMCID: PMC9682500 DOI: 10.1177/08862605211021989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains an important and alarming global issue. Studies have put forth different profiles of perpetrators of IPV according to the severity of the violence and the presence of psychopathology. The objective of this study was to develop a typology of perpetrators of IPV and intimate partner homicide (IPH) according to their criminological, situational, and psychological characteristics, such as alexithymia. Alexithymia is when a person has difficulty identifying and describing emotions and in distinguishing feelings from bodily sensations of emotional arousal. Data were collected from 67 male perpetrators of IPV and/or homicide. Cluster analyses suggest four profiles: the homicial abandoned partner (19.4%), the generally angry/aggressive partner (23.9%), the controlling violent partner (34.3%), and the unstable dependent partner (22.4%). Comparative analyses show that the majority of the homicidal abandoned partners had committed IPH, had experienced the breakup of a relationship, and had a history of self-destructive behaviors; the generally angry/aggressive partners were perpetrators of IPV without homicide with a criminal history and who were alexithymic; the controlling violent partners had a criminal lifestyle and committed IPH; and the unstable dependent partners had committed IPV without homicide, were alexithymic, but had no criminal history. Establish a better understanding of the psychological issues within each profile of perpetrators of violence within the couple can help promote the prevention of IPV and can help devise interventions for these individuals.
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Jemal M, Tessema W, Agenagnew L. Cluster B personality disorders and its associated factors among psychiatric outpatients in Southwest Ethiopia: institutional-based cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2022; 22:500. [PMID: 35883168 PMCID: PMC9315846 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-04143-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diagnosis of co-occurring personality disorders, particularly the most comorbid cluster B personality disorders in psychiatric patients is clinically important because of their association with the duration, recurrence, and outcome of the comorbid disorders. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of cluster B personality disorders and associated factors among psychiatric outpatients in Jimma Medical Center. METHODS An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 patients with mental illnesses at Jimma Medical Center from July 15 to September 14, 2021. A systematic random sampling method was used to recruit the participants. Personality disorder questionnaire four (PDQ-4) was used to assess the prevalence of cluster B personality disorders through a face-to-face interview. Data were entered into Epi Data Version 4.6 and exported to SPSS Version 26 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was done and variables with a p-value less than 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval in the final fitting model were declared as independent predictors of cluster B personality disorders. RESULT Amongst 401 respondents with response rate of 99.3%, slightly less than one-fourth (23.19%, N = 93) were found to have cluster B personality disorders. Unable to read and write(AOR = 3.28, 95%CI = 1.43-7.51), unemployment(AOR = 2.32, 95%CI = 1.19-4.49), diagnosis of depressive (AOR = 3.72, 95%CI = 1.52-9.10) and bipolar-I disorders (AOR = 2.94, 95%CI = 1.37-6.29), longer duration of illness (AOR = 2.44, 95%CI = 1.33-4.47), multiple relapses (AOR = 2.21, 95%CI = 1.18-4.15)), history of family mental illnesses (AOR = 2.05, 95%CI = 1.17-3.62), recent cannabis use (AOR = 4.38, 95%CI = 1.61-11.95), recent use of alcohol (AOR = 2.86, 95%CI = 1.34-6.10), starting to use substance at earlier age (AOR = 4.42, 95%CI = 1.51 -12.96), and suicidal attempt (AOR = 2.24, 95%CI = 1.01-4.96), were the factors significantly associated with cluster B personality disorders. CONCLUSION The prevalence of cluster B personality disorders was high among mentally ill outpatients and found to be important for mental health professionals working in the outpatient departments to screen for cluster B personality disorders as part of their routine activities, particularly those who have mood disorders, longer duration of illness, multiple relapses, history of family mental illnesses, suicidal attempt and are a current user of alcohol and cannabis.
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- Muzeyen Jemal
- College of Health and Medical Science, Department of Psychiatry, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia.
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- Institute of Health, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Institute of Health, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Capron DW, Bauer BW, Bryan CJ. When people die by suicide: Introducing unacceptable loss thresholds as a potential missing link between suicide readiness states and actively suicidal clinical states. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2022; 52:280-288. [PMID: 34854497 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Contemporary models of suicide have largely overlooked why a person at high risk for suicide attempts suicide at a specific time. We propose the construct of unacceptable loss thresholds (i.e., a person's tolerance limit for a negative life event, which if violated results in an increase in suicide risk), which addresses many paradoxes in the literature related to suicide triggers. The aim of this paper is to provide preliminary proof of concept and to stimulate replication and further empirical study. METHODS We recruited an online community sample of individuals with a suicide attempt history (n = 144). These individuals answered questions about the time leading up to their most recent suicide attempt. RESULTS The majority (70.8% yes; 18.1% cannot remember; 11.1% no) reported creating a threshold of unacceptable loss, and that relatively small events were enough to trigger feelings that life was not worth living (63.9% yes; 30.6% maybe; 5.6% no). Further, the majority (57.6% yes; 21.5% yes, but only if asked; 20.8% - no) reported they would be willing to tell their therapist/doctor about their thresholds of unacceptable loss. CONCLUSION The construct of unacceptable loss deserves further empirical inquiry. Individuals contemplating suicide set them and if the loss occurs, it may trigger suicidal action in suicide ready individuals. Thresholds could provide risk assessment and safety planning data currently being overlooked.
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- Daniel W Capron
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Schechter M, Goldblatt MJ, Ronningstam E, Herbstman B. The Psychoanalytic Study of Suicide, Part I: An Integration of Contemporary Theory and Research. J Am Psychoanal Assoc 2022; 70:103-137. [PMID: 35451317 DOI: 10.1177/00030651221086622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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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Psychodynamic psychotherapy has an important role in suicide prevention. The psychoanalytic study of suicide has taught us a great deal about the human experience and the process of suicidality. There is also much to be learned from other fields of study and from empirical research that can be integrated into psychoanalytic therapies. Central to the psychoanalytic approach to suicide has been understanding the patient's internal subjective experience of unbearable emotional or psychic pain and the urgent need for relief. Emotional pain can include intense affects such as shame, humiliation, self-hate, and rage. Factors that can increase vulnerability to suicidal states include problems with early attunement, dissociation and deficits in bodily love and protection, conscious and unconscious fantasy, and certain character traits and dynamics. Empirical research has confirmed many basic psychoanalytic concepts about suicide, including escape from unbearable pain as the primary driver of suicidal behavior, the role of dissociation in increasing risk of bodily attack, and the importance of unconscious processes. Further research into implicit processes and their role in the suicidal process holds potential to improve suicide risk assessment and to enhance psychotherapy by bringing otherwise inaccessible material into the treatment.
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Choi M, Lim J, Chang SS, Hwang M, Kim CS, Ki M. Financial hardship and suicide ideation: Age and gender difference in a Korean panel study. J Affect Disord 2021; 294:889-896. [PMID: 34375217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS Socioeconomic factors influence suicide risk but a systematic understanding of the role of financial hardship is unclear. We examined whether financial hardship had cumulative or contemporaneous impacts on suicide ideation and any gender and age differences in a large Korean sample. METHODS Data of 67,728 observations from 14,321 individuals were extracted from seven waves of Korean Welfare Panel Study. The association of financial hardship at baseline and its change over two years with suicide ideation was investigated using generalized estimation equation to account for repeated measurements within an individual, adjusting for other socioeconomic factors. RESULTS Financial hardship was associated with suicide ideation but the magnitude of association varied across age and gender groups. Specifically, the impact of financial hardship was persistent over two years presenting a cumulative effect among men aged 50-64 years and ≥65 years; e.g., adjusted OR (adjusted odds ratio) = 3.87, 95 % CI = 2.71-5.54 for emergent hardship group vs adjusted OR = 4.22, 95 %CI = 3.00-5.93 for persistent group in those aged ≥65 years. Financial hardship increased the risk of suicide ideation incrementally with age, although the pattern was less clear among women. LIMITATIONS Financial hardship was identified as having changing nature, though it was assumed to occur over two years. CONCLUSION In general, financial hardship plays a role in amplifying suicide ideation in a contemporaneous way but also in a cumulative way, predominantly among late-middle-aged and elderly men. Monitoring and intervention for financial hardship would be a promising strategy for suicide prevention.
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- Minjae Choi
- Program in Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Eulji University, 77 Gyeryong-ro 771beon-gil, Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences and Global Health Program, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Program in Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea; BK21FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health Systems, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Sociology, Dongguk University, 30 Pildong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Program in Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea; BK21FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health Systems, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Ullah Z, Shah NA, Khan SS, Ahmad N, Scholz M. Mapping Institutional Interventions to Mitigate Suicides: A Study of Causes and Prevention. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182010880. [PMID: 34682627 PMCID: PMC8535598 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Suicide is an extreme, tragic act and an important subject for social inquiry. It is the rising public health issue prevalent in the Himalayan range of Pakistan. The young and educated population is more prone to suicide instead of using this prime phase of age productively. Unfortunately, the suicide problem remains unaddressed, the causes remain undefined, solutions are not in the works, and in situations when others play a part in driving someone to commit suicide, no one is being held accountable. This study is aimed at uncovering the root causes of suicide and proposing some preventive measures to mitigate the problem. Our team studied three years’ worth of data (2017–2019) on suicides from the office of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Chitral. In addition, we conducted semi-structured interviews of different stakeholders, including family members, neighbors, lawyers, and police personnel. The findings revealed that extended family pressures, the power dynamic between sustainers and dependents, family conflicts, and inheritance cases were the major causes of the domestic violence that preceded suicide attempts. Mental health issues, forced marriages, academic competitions, and flawed litigation processes were also among the leading causes of suicide. Awareness through education and religious sermons, strengthening healthcare organizations, restructuring family systems, establishing police complaint centers, effective prosecution processes, and imparting lifesaving skills have been identified as measures to prevent suicide. This study has theoretical and practical implications, as it adds certain novel variables regarding the causes and solutions of suicide to the existing body of literature and guides public authorities to strengthen institutions to intervene effectively.
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- Zia Ullah
- Faculty of Business Administration, Lahore Leads University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (Z.U.); (M.S.)
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- Faculty of Management Studies, University of Central Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan; or
- Department of Management Sciences, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Division of Water Resources Engineering, Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
- Department of Civil Engineering Science, School of Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Kingsway Campus, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg 2092, South Africa
- Department of Town Planning, Engineering Networks and Systems, South Ural State University (National Research University), 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland
- Correspondence: (Z.U.); (M.S.)
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Robillard CL, Turner BJ, Ames ME, Craig SG. Deliberate self-harm in adolescents during COVID-19: The roles of pandemic-related stress, emotion regulation difficulties, and social distancing. Psychiatry Res 2021; 304:114152. [PMID: 34371298 PMCID: PMC8424292 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this study was to conduct an ecologically valid test of etiological models of deliberate self-harm (DSH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a sample of Canadian adolescents, we investigated: (1) the association between COVID-19-related stress and DSH; (2) whether emotion regulation (ER) difficulties mediated/moderated this association, including whether these effects differed by age; and (3) whether the mediating/moderating effects of ER difficulties were stronger among socially distanced youth. Canadian adolescents (N = 809) aged 12-18 were recruited on social media and completed an online survey. COVID-19-related stress was associated with recent DSH. Nonacceptance of emotional responses and limited access to ER strategies fully mediated this association. The indirect effect through nonacceptance of emotional responses was stronger among more socially distanced youth, whereas the indirect effect through limited access to ER strategies was stronger among older and more socially distanced youth. COVID-19-related stress and ER difficulties did not interact to predict DSH, nor did age or social distancing moderate these interactions. These results align with etiological models proposing central roles for stress and ER difficulties in DSH. Furthermore, this study underscores a need to support adolescents, particularly older teens with reduced in-person interactions, in adaptively coping with pandemic-related stress.
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- Christina L Robillard
- Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Glenn CR, Kleiman EM, Kandlur R, Esposito EC, Liu RT. Thwarted Belongingness Mediates Interpersonal Stress and Suicidal Thoughts: An Intensive Longitudinal Study with High-risk Adolescents. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 51:295-311. [PMID: 34570668 PMCID: PMC8957618 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1969654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Interpersonal negative life events (NLEs) have been linked to risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. However, little is known about how this risk is conferred over the short term and the mechanisms linking interpersonal NLEs to suicide risk, particularly in adolescents. This study used an intensive longitudinal design to examine thwarted belongingness with family and friends as potential mechanisms linking interpersonal NLEs to suicidal thoughts. METHOD Forty-eight adolescents (Mage = 14.96 years; 64.6% female, 77.1% White), who recently received acute psychiatric care for suicide risk, were followed intensely for 28 days after discharge. Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment was used to measure presence of interpersonal NLEs at the day level, fluctuations in thwarted belongingness with family and friends (separately) within day, and fluctuations in suicidal thoughts within day. A multi-level structural equation model was utilized to examine family thwarted belongingness and friend thwarted belongingness as parallel mediators in the relationship between interpersonal NLEs and next-day suicidal thoughts. RESULTS Significant direct effects were observed between interpersonal NLEs and family thwarted belongingness, family thwarted belongingness and suicidal thoughts, and friend thwarted belongingness and suicidal thoughts. In addition, family, but not friend, thwarted belongingness significantly mediated the association between interpersonal NLEs and next-day suicidal thoughts. CONCLUSIONS Interpersonal NLEs predicted greater suicidal thoughts over the short term (next day) in high-risk adolescents. Findings suggest how interpersonal NLEs may confer risk for suicidal thoughts - by reducing feelings of family belongingness. Future research is needed to examine how modifying belongingness may reduce suicide risk in adolescents.
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- Catherine R Glenn
- Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University.,Department of Psychology, University of Rochester.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
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- Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Wasserman D, Carli V, Iosue M, Javed A, Herrman H. Suicide prevention in psychiatric patients. Asia Pac Psychiatry 2021; 13:e12450. [PMID: 33605074 DOI: 10.1111/appy.12450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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An increased risk of suicide has been reported for psychiatric patients. In several world regions, an underlying psychiatric disorder is reported in up to 90% of people who die from suicide, though this rate seems to be considerably lower in low- and middle-income countries. Major psychiatric conditions associated with suicidality are mood disorders, alcohol and substance use disorders, borderline personality disorder, and schizophrenia. Comorbidity between different disorders is frequently associated with a higher suicide risk. A history of suicide attempts, feelings of hopelessness, impulsivity and aggression, adverse childhood experiences, severe psychopathology, and somatic disorders are common risk factors for suicide among psychiatric patients. Stressful life events and interpersonal problems, including interpersonal violence, are often triggers. A comprehensive and repeated suicide risk assessment represents the first step for effective suicide prevention. Particular attention should be paid during and after hospitalization, with the first days and weeks after discharge representing the most critical period. Pharmacological treatment of mood disorders and schizophrenia has been shown to have an anti-suicidal effect. A significant reduction of suicidal thoughts and behavior has been reported for cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Brief interventions, including psychoeducation and follow-ups, are associated with a decrease in suicide deaths. Further development of suicide prevention in psychiatric patients will require a better understanding of additional risk and protective factors, such as the role of a person's decision-making capacity and social support, the role of spiritual and religious interventions, and the reduction of the treatment gap in mental health care.
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- Danuta Wasserman
- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,World Psychiatric Association (WPA)-Section on Suicidology, Geneva, Switzerland
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,World Psychiatric Association (WPA)-Section on Suicidology, Geneva, Switzerland
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,World Psychiatric Association (WPA)-Section on Suicidology, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, Nuneaton Coventry, Coventry, UK
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- Orygen, and Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Pushpakumara PHGJ, Dawson AH, Adikari AMP, Thennakoon SUB, Abeysinghe R, Rajapakse TN. Exploration of associations between deliberate self-poisoning and psychiatric disorders in rural Sri Lanka: A case-control study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255805. [PMID: 34358271 PMCID: PMC8345854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Psychiatric disorders are important predictors of deliberate self-harm. The present study was carried out to determine the associations between DSM-IV TR Axis- I & II disorders and deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) in a rural agricultural district in Sri Lanka. Patients residing in the district who presented with DSP were randomly selected for the study. Both the cases and age, sex, and, residential area, matched controls were assessed for DSM-IV TR Axis- I & II disorders based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I and II Disorders (SCID I & II) conducted by a specialist psychiatrist. Cases consisted of 208 (47.4%) males and 231 (52.6%) females. More than one third (37%) of males and more than half (53.7%) of females were aged below 20 years. DSM-IV TR axis-I and/or II psychiatric diagnoses were diagnosed in 89 (20.3%) of cases and 14 (3.2%) controls. Cases with a DSM-IV TR axis-I diagnosis were older than the cases without psychiatric diagnosis (32 and 19 years), p<0.0001. Having a depressive episode was associated with a 19 times higher risk for DSP. Being a male aged > = 30 years and having an alcohol use disorder carried a 21 times excess risk for DSP. A fivefold excess risk for DSP was found among 10-19 year old females with borderline personality traits. Depressive disorder and alcohol-related disorders were significantly associated with the older participants who presented with DSP. The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders associated with DSP in rural Sri Lanka was significantly lower compared to the rates reported in the West and other countries in the region. Therefore, health and research priorities to reduce self-harm in Sri Lanka should focus both on psychiatric and non-psychiatric factors associated with DSP.
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- P. H. G. J. Pushpakumara
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Saliyapura, Sri Lanka
- SACTRC, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- SACTRC, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Psychiatry Unit, Teaching Hospital Kurunegala, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Tylicki JL, Sellbom M, Ben-Porath YS. Examining the Association Between the MMPI-2-RF Triarchic Psychopathy Scales and Suicidality in a Criminal Defendant Sample. J Pers Disord 2021; 35:336-354. [PMID: 31682193 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2019_33_452] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Prior research has shown that psychopathic personality traits are differentially related to suicide risk, and limited literature also suggests the potential that such risk manifests differently across sex. The current study sought to examine whether sex moderated associations between domains from the triarchic model of psychopathy, a comprehensive perspective of psychopathy, and various suicide variables. Our sample included 1,064 criminal defendants (760 males, 304 females), who had been administered the MMPI-2-RF, from which triarchic psychopathy scales were scored. Suicide-related variables, including current suicidal ideation during interview, history of previous suicide attempts, and number of previous suicide attempts, were reliably obtained from clinical records. The MMPI-2-RF SUI (Suicide/Death Ideation) scale was also examined as a psychometric operationalization of suicidality. Results provided evidence for the general association between psychopathy-related traits and suicide-related outcomes in a manner consistent with the literature. However, these associations did not differ as a function of sex.
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- Jessica L Tylicki
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
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- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Griffith J, J Bryan C. Deployment Experiences and Suicidal Behaviors Related to Interpersonal Violence Perpetration Among Army National Guard Soldiers. VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS 2020; 35:841-860. [PMID: 33372113 DOI: 10.1891/vv-d-18-00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An issue of major policy interest in the U.S. military has been interpersonal violence (IPV), especially relative to the frequent and lengthy deployments of U.S. service members to Iraq and Afghanistan. Lacking, however, are estimates of perpetrators of IPV, in particular, for reservists who have been 30% of the ground combat force. In the present study, Army National Guard soldiers (N = 4,567 in 50 company-sized units) responded to questions about deployment and combat, IPV, and suicidal behaviors. Over a tenth (12.2%) of the soldiers reported having done any aggressive behaviors toward significant others or children during postdeployment. More lengthy and repeated deployments were associated with perpetration of IPV. Having killed or wounded someone and having experienced some form of combat trauma were much more strongly associated with IPV perpetration. Suicidal behaviors were associated with having committed IPV, with the greatest risk associated with suicide attempts. Findings are discussed in terms of underlying mechanisms of both IPV perpetration and suicidal behaviors.
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- James Griffith
- National Center for Veterans Studies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
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Garland J, Miller S. Borderline personality disorder: part 1 – assessment and diagnosis. BJPSYCH ADVANCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1192/bja.2019.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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SUMMARYGeneral adult psychiatrists are largely responsible for the care of patients with personality disorders in community and in-patient settings, and this can be associated with diagnostic and management challenges. In the first of two articles focusing specifically on borderline personality disorder (BPD), we summarise the core clinical features of the disorder and discuss appropriate diagnostic practice.
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Moselli M, Frattini C, Williams R, Ronningstam E. The Study of Motivation in the Suicidal Process: The Motivational Interview for Suicidality. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:598866. [PMID: 33519549 PMCID: PMC7838538 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.598866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Introduction: Suicide is the outcome of a process starting with the experiences of an unbearable pain or hopelessness, passing from suicidal ideation and planning, to possible para-suicidal behaviors or actual attempts. Recent studies have evidenced the necessity to integrate approaches based on the identification of psychopathological diagnoses and other variables as possible predictors of suicidal conduct with a more clinically based approach. A clinical assessment is needed that focuses on the patients' mental state with respect to thoughts concerning death and suicide. In particular, a qualitative assessment of motivations underlying the suicidal process could represent an effective guide for clinicians engaged in the difficult field of preventing adolescents' suicidal gestures. Most instruments investigating the suicidal motivation are self-report measures, possibly resulting in a lack of sufficiently valid assessment of this area. In the present work, we present the Motivational Interview for Suicidality in Adolescence (MIS-A) aiming at identifying the motivational areas sustaining suicidal ideation and gestures in this phase of development. Materials and Methods: The identification of the different areas derives from a thorough review of the empirical literature subsequently vetted by expert clinicians who selected specific reasons behind suicidal ideation and gesture. Result: The MIS is a semi-structured clinician-report interview. The interview is composed of seven areas and 14 sub-areas, evaluated on a four-point Likert scale: illness motivated attempts area, chronic presence of internal pessimistic criticism area, sense of defeat and entrapment area, relational area, external motivated crisis area, extreme and unusual cases area, and lack of control area. Conclusions: The path followed in the creation of the MIS reflects both an empirically orientated and a clinically informed approach. Creating this MIS is the first step within a wider research project that will allow one to test the reliability of the instrument.
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- Marta Moselli
- Department of Clinical and Dynamic Psychology, Medicine and Psychology Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Dynamic Psychology, Medicine and Psychology Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Dynamic Psychology, Medicine and Psychology Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, United States
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Negative life events as triggers on suicide attempt in rural China: a case-crossover study. Psychiatry Res 2019; 276:100-106. [PMID: 31035109 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study aims to investigate the potential triggering of negative life events (NLEs) on suicide attempt in rural China. A case-crossover design was used to study 1200 suicide attempters aged 15-70 years. NLEs were assessed by a modification of Paykel's Interview for Recent Life Events. NLEs had significant triggering effects on the day of and month of suicide attempt. Marriage/love, family/home, and friend/relationship were the types of NLEs found to trigger suicide attempt when occurring on the day and month of suicide attempt. Specifically, increased risk of suicide attempt was associated with quarreling with a partner or family member on the day and month of suicide attempt. Being disappointed in a love affair, fighting with a partner, family poverty and loss of face during the month of attempts were linked to increase odds of suicide attempt. Further, when month of suicide attempt was assigned as the case period, the impact of NLEs on suicide attempt was greater among those who were younger and without mental disorders. These findings provide knowledge of the triggering of NLEs on suicide attempt, especially among the young and those without mental disorders. Further, family conflicts should be a greater focus of attention in suicide prevention.
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An examination of genes, stress and suicidal behavior in two First Nations communities: The role of the brain-derived neurotropic factor gene. Psychiatry Res 2019; 275:247-252. [PMID: 30933702 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Suicide claims over 800,000 lives each year worldwide. Suicide rates in indigenous populations in Canada are about double that of the national average, making it a serious public health issue. Numerous factors are involved in suicide risk, including genetic factors, as well as various psychosocial stressors, such as historical experience with the Indian Residential School system for Indigenous populations, as well as protective variables such as social support. Here, we report the first genetic study of suicidal behaviors that includes multiple measures of stress and social supports. We investigated the role of the functional Val66Met marker (rs6265) in the Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF) gene in suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in a First Nations community sample (N = 278). We did not find a significant association between the BDNF rs6265 marker and suicidal behaviors. We found childhood adversities, recent life stress, chronic stress, perceived stress, difficulties, and hazardous alcohol use to be associated with both suicidal ideation and suicide attempt. Thus, while additional studies with larger samples are required to elucidate the genetic component of suicide, addressing environmental stressors may be important for suicide prevention.
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Prospective predictors of suicide attempts were assessed in 118 subjects with borderline personality disorder (BPD) after 10 or more years of follow-up. Mean (SD) time to follow-up was 14.4 (4.7) years. Subjects were predominately female (78.8%), Caucasian (81.4%), and of lower socioeconomic status. Initial recruitment was evenly balanced between inpatient, outpatient, and non-patient (community) sources. In the 10-year interval, 55 subjects (46.6%) attempted suicide. Compared to baseline, suicidal ideation, number of attempts, and non-suicidal self-injury diminished markedly. Core symptoms of BPD, substance abuse, and alcohol use disorders decreased significantly; however, major depressive disorder (MDD) remained constant at 50%. Forty-four percent of subjects had poor psychosocial, vocational, and economic outcomes. Psychosocial outcome was independent of suicide history and any treatment. Increased risk was associated with interval hospitalization prior to any attempt (illness severity), as well as poor social, vocational, and psychosocial functioning at baseline.
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- Paul H. Soloff
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Statistics Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Szücs A, Szanto K, Aubry JM, Dombrovski AY. Personality and Suicidal Behavior in Old Age: A Systematic Literature Review. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:128. [PMID: 29867594 PMCID: PMC5949532 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicide rates generally peak in the second half of life and are particularly high in older men; however, little is known about the contribution of dispositional factors to late-life suicide. Maladaptive personality traits have been strongly implicated in suicide among younger adults, but the extent to which they continue to play a role in late-life suicidal behavior is unclear. We also do not know whether specific personality profiles interact with the stressors of aging to cause suicidal behavior. METHODS We sought to synthesize the data on personality pathology in late-life suicidal ideation and behavior via a systematic review using the PubMed, Google Scholar, PsycInfo, Scopus, Ovid, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane search engines. The included key words related to three descriptors: "personality," "suicide," and "elderly." Included articles evaluated personality based on the Five-Factor Model (FFM) or ICD/DSM diagnostic criteria in older samples with minimum age cutoffs of 50 years or older. Our original search identified 1,183 articles, of which 31 were retained. RESULTS Included studies were heterogeneous in their design and personality measurements. Studies of categorical personality disorders were particularly scarce and suggested a stronger association with late-life suicidal ideation than with death by suicide. Only obsessive-compulsive and avoidant personality traits were associated with death by suicide in old age, but only in studies that did not control for depression. All personality constructs were positively linked to suicidal ideation, except for histrionic personality, which emerged as a negative predictor. Studies employing the FFM also indicated that older adults who died by suicide were less likely to display a maladaptive personality profile than elderly suicide attempters and younger suicide victims, having both lower levels of neuroticism and higher levels of conscientiousness than these comparison groups. Nevertheless, older suicide victims displayed lower levels of openness to experience than younger victims in two samples. CONCLUSION Maladaptive personality manifests in milder, subthreshold, and more heterogeneous forms in late-life vs. early-life suicide. An inability to adapt to the changes occurring in late life may help explain the association between suicide in old age and higher conscientiousness as well as obsessive-compulsive and avoidant personality disorders.
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- Anna Szücs
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Decision Neuroscience and Psychopathology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Decision Neuroscience and Psychopathology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Decision Neuroscience and Psychopathology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Salway T, Gesink D, Ibrahim S, Ferlatte O, Rhodes AE, Brennan DJ, Marchand R, Trussler T. Evidence of Multiple Mediating Pathways in Associations Between Constructs of Stigma and Self-Reported Suicide Attempts in a Cross-Sectional Study of Gay and Bisexual Men. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2018; 47:1145-1161. [PMID: 28821997 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-017-1019-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Gay and bisexual men (GBM) are more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual men. This disparity is commonly interpreted using minority stress theory; however, specific pathways from antigay stigma to suicidal behavior are poorly understood. We aimed to estimate associations between multiple constructs of stigma and suicide attempts among adult GBM, and to measure the proportion of these associations mediated by distinct suicide risk factors, thus identifying proximal points of intervention. Data were drawn from a Canadian community-based survey of adult GBM. Structural equation modeling was used to compare associations between three latent constructs-enacted stigma (e.g., discrimination, harassment), anticipated prejudice (worry about encountering antigay/bisexual prejudice), and sexuality concealment-and self-reported suicide attempts (last 12 months). Coefficients were estimated for direct, indirect, and total pathways and evaluated based on magnitude and statistical significance. The proportion of associations mediated by depression, drug/alcohol use, and social isolation was calculated using indirect paths. Among 7872 respondents, 3.4% reported a suicide attempt in the past 12 months. The largest total association was observed for enacted stigma, and this association was partially mediated by depression and drug/alcohol use. The total association of anticipated prejudice was relatively smaller and mediated by depression and social isolation. Concealment had an inverse association with suicide attempts as mediated by depression but was also positively associated with suicide attempts when mediated through social isolation. Multiple constructs of antigay stigma were associated with suicide attempts; however, mediating pathways differed by construct, suggesting that a combination of strategies is required to prevent suicide in adult GBM.
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- Travis Salway
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
- Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health, Suite 234 - 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R4, Canada.
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
- Institute for Work & Health, 481 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2E9, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Room 107 - Med Block C, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 585 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, West 5th Campus, Administration - B3, 100 West 5th, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3K7, Canada
- Offord Centre for Child Studies, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V4, Canada
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- Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health, Suite 234 - 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R4, Canada
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- Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health, Suite 234 - 970 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R4, Canada
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Love HA, Durtschi JA, Ruhlmann LM, Nelson Goff BS. Army Soldiers and Suicidal Thoughts: The Impact of Negative Relationship Dynamics Moderated by the Dissolution of Romantic Relationships. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2018; 44:265-276. [PMID: 28718931 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Suicide among United States active-duty Army soldiers rapidly increased over the past two decades. Using a sample of 322 soldiers from the Army STARRS study, the researchers examined if romantic relationship factors (i.e., hostile disagreements and relationship distress) were linked with suicidal thoughts in Army soldiers, and if these associations were moderated by a recent separation or divorce. Hostile disagreements and relational distress were both significantly associated with higher rates of suicidal ideation. These associations were significantly amplified in magnitude when in the context of a recent separation or divorce. Implications include novel assessment, prevention, and treatment efforts focused on romantic relationships that may reduce the likelihood of soldiers experiencing thoughts of suicide.
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This study aims to explore the impact of negative life events (NLEs) on attempted suicide in a Chinese cultural setting. The sample comprised 791 suicide attempters and an equal number of controls matched on age, sex, and location from selected rural counties in China. Conditional logistic regression model was used to examine the association between NLEs and suicide risk. The impact of NLEs on attempted suicide was further examined using regression-based method to explore its mediation effect. The types of NLEs that were most likely to precede a suicide attempt in rural sample included the events in marriage/love, family/home, and friend/relationship. Rural women were more likely to experience more interpersonal conflicts than rural men. Approximately 75.6% of suicide attempters had experienced at least one NLE, and NLEs were strongly associated with attempted suicide. Total effect (0.676), direct effect (0.501), and the total indirect effect (0.301) of NLEs on suicide attempts were significantly mediated by hopelessness and depression. NLEs play a crucial role in predicting suicidal attempt in rural China, and they are mediated by depression and hopelessness.
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Ball Cooper E, Venta A, Sharp C. The role of maternal care in borderline personality disorder and dependent life stress. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul 2018; 5:5. [PMID: 29588857 PMCID: PMC5861727 DOI: 10.1186/s40479-018-0083-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) affects 0.9%-3.2% of adolescents, and more than 20% of inpatient adolescents. Life stress has been linked to BPD across the lifespan, and previous research in adults has linked BPD to dependent stress (i.e., stress induced by the individual). However, prior research has not examined dependent stress alongside BPD in adolescents. Additionally, the potential protective effect of maternal care has not been considered in this relation. This study tested a moderation model expecting that (1) BPD would be positively associated with dependent life stress, (2) maternal care would be negatively associated with BPD, and (3) maternal care would moderate the relation between BPD and dependent life stress. METHOD The sample consisted of 184 adolescents recruited from an inpatient psychiatric facility serving a diverse population in the Southwestern United States. Dependent life stress, BPD, and maternal care were measured using the UCLA Life Stress Interview, DSM-IV Childhood Interview for BPD, and Kerns Security Scale, respectively. RESULTS Results supported the first two hypotheses; BPD diagnosis was significantly, positively associated with dependent life stress, and negatively associated with maternal availability and dependability. Contrary to the third hypothesis, no significant evidence that maternal care acts as a buffer in the relation between BPD and dependent life stress was found. CONCLUSIONS Although maternal care was not found to moderate the association between BPD and dependent life stress, results supported previously found relations between BPD, dependent life stress, and maternal care, and did so within a diverse inpatient adolescent sample.
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- Ericka Ball Cooper
- 1Department of Psychology & Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Campus Box 2447, Huntsville, 77341-2447 TX USA
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- 1Department of Psychology & Philosophy, Sam Houston State University, Campus Box 2447, Huntsville, 77341-2447 TX USA
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- 2Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX USA
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Soloff PH, Chiappetta L. Suicidal Behavior and Psychosocial Outcome in Borderline Personality Disorder at 8-Year Follow-Up. J Pers Disord 2017; 31:774-789. [PMID: 28263092 PMCID: PMC6544464 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2017_31_280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We sought predictors of both suicidal behavior and psychosocial outcome in subjects with BPD followed for 8 years and asked if there was a relationship between these outcomes. One hundred twenty-three BPD subjects, recruited from inpatient (35.8%), outpatient (30.9%) and community (33.3%) sources, were assessed annually for known risk factors for suicidal behavior. Interval attempts were reported by 25 subjects (20.2%). Increased risk of suicide attempt was associated with negative affectivity, aggression, inpatient recruitment, hospitalizations, minority race, and frequent changes in employment. Decreased risk was associated with increased education. Poor psychosocial outcome was predicted by impulsivity, negative affectivity, and antisocial traits at baseline, and by comorbid MDD at 8-year follow-up. There was no significant relationship between poor psychosocial outcome at 8-year follow-up and risk of suicidal behavior. Predictors of suicidality include modifiable risk factors. Rehabilitation models are needed to address educational and vocational deficits associated with suicidality, especially among minorities.
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- Paul H. Soloff
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Love HA, Nalbone DP, Hecker LL, Sweeney KA, Dharnidharka P. Suicidal Risk Following the Termination of Romantic Relationships. CRISIS 2017; 39:166-174. [PMID: 29052432 DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The termination of a romantic relationship is an established predictor of suicide attempt. Severing a relationship with a romantic figure can feel life-ending, based on attachment theory. AIMS The primary goal of this study was to determine if specific risk markers for suicide are related to an individual's commitment level to the romantic relationship prior to its dissolution. METHOD The purpose of this study was to examine if commitment and investment are linked with suicidal risk in a sample of adults (n = 208) in the United States ages 18-64 who experienced the break-up of a significant romantic relationship within the past 3 months. RESULTS A structural equation model analysis revealed a significant association between commitment to the romantic relationship and suicidal risk when mediated by depression. This suggests that high commitment to the previous romantic relationship is indirectly associated with suicidal risk, indicating a need for increased attention to individuals who recently experienced a break-up. LIMITATIONS This study is limited by its cross-sectional design and by retrospective accounts of the previous relationships. CONCLUSION This study indicates that high commitment to a romantic relationship may serve as a risk factor of depression and therefore of suicide when the relationship is terminated.
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- Heather A Love
- 1 Department of Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA.,2 Department of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- 1 Department of Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
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- 1 Department of Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
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- 1 Department of Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA
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- 2 Department of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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Ferlatte O, Salway T, Hankivsky O, Trussler T, Oliffe JL, Marchand R. Recent Suicide Attempts Across Multiple Social Identities Among Gay and Bisexual Men: An Intersectionality Analysis. JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY 2017; 65:1507-1526. [PMID: 28885100 DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1377489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study draws from intersectionality to describe variations in recent suicide attempts (RSA) among gay and bisexual men (GBM) across sociodemographics. Using survey data, logistic regression modeling explored RSA in two analytical stages: (1) the individual effects of each sociodemographic were measured; (2) two-way interaction terms between sociodemographics were tested and added to the models created in stage A. In stage A, only education and income achieved significance. In stage B, the study found that (a) education and income interacted significantly such that the odds of RSA increased for those with a lower income and a lower education; (b) sexual orientation and partnership status interacted, resulting in decreased odds among bisexual men in heterosexual partnerships; and (c) income and education interacted with geography; the effects of these variables were significant only among urban men. These findings suggest that GBM are at unequal risk of RSA according to intersecting sociodemographics.
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- Olivier Ferlatte
- a Men's Health Research Program , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
- b Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
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- b Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
- c Dalla Lana School of Public Health , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada
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- d School of Public Policy , Simon Fraser University , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
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- b Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
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- a Men's Health Research Program , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
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- b Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
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Turner BJ, Jin HM, Anestis MD, Dixon-Gordon KL, Gratz KL. Personality pathology and intentional self-harm: cross-cutting insights from categorical and dimensional models. Curr Opin Psychol 2017; 21:55-59. [PMID: 29017093 DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This paper reviews current literature on the links between personality pathology and intentional self-harm, including nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors. Specifically, this review highlights recent advances stemming from longitudinal, epidemiological, and health registry studies, as well as emerging research on pathological personality traits and intentional self-harm, and integrates current knowledge across dimensional and categorical frameworks to provide recommendations for clinical practice and future research. This review provides strong evidence that personality disorders marked by intense and unstable negative affect, detachment/low extraversion, aggression/hostility, and specific facets of impulsivity may be considered risk factors for suicidal behaviors. Further, there is some evidence of a stronger relation between maladaptive personality traits and suicidal versus non-suicidal intentional self-harm.
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- Brianna J Turner
- Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 2Y2
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Box #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Box #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 135 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
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Laglaoui Bakhiyi C, Jaussent I, Beziat S, Cohen R, Genty C, Kahn JP, Leboyer M, Le Vaou P, Guillaume S, Courtet P. Positive and negative life events and reasons for living modulate suicidal ideation in a sample of patients with history of suicide attempts. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 88:64-71. [PMID: 28088052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The influence of life events on suicidal behavior remains inconclusive, while reasons for living (RFL) may be protective. OBJECTIVES To analyze the association between positive and negative life events and suicidal ideation (SI) and the interaction between life events and RFL on SI. METHOD Patients with history of suicide attempts (n = 338) underwent a comprehensive clinical evaluation, including SI (Beck's Suicidal Ideation scale), RFL (Reasons for Living Inventory, RFLI) and life events (family, school, student or professional, social, health and religion-related and other life events) during the last twelve months. RESULTS The only negative life events associated with SI were health-related events (OR = 2.01 95%CI[1.04;3.92]). Family-related positive life events and RFL were negatively associated with SI (OR = 0.73 95%CI[0.58;0.91] and OR = 0.98 95%CI[0.97;0.98], respectively). No significant interaction between the number of positive life events and RFLI total score with current SI (p = 0.57) was detected. Family-related positive life events and RFL did not have any additive effect on SI. Positive life events did not moderate the association between health-related negative life events and SI. LIMITATIONS This was a retrospective study, the presence of axis II disorders was not investigated and results cannot be generalized due to the sample choice (only suicide attempters). CONCLUSIONS Patients with history of suicide attempts could be less sensitive to negative life events, except for those related to health. Clinicians should pay more attention to somatic problems in patients at risk of suicide. Family support, positive psychology and therapies that strengthen RFL should be developed to prevent suicide.
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- Camélia Laglaoui Bakhiyi
- Department of Emergency Psychiatry & Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Psychiatric Unit, CHU Casablanca, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco; Inserm U1061, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, France.
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- Inserm U1061, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, France.
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- Inserm U1061, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, France.
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- FondaMental Foundation, France; University of Lorraine, Psychotherapeutic Centre of Nancy-Laxou, France.
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- Department of Emergency Psychiatry & Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Inserm U1061, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, France; FondaMental Foundation, France.
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- FondaMental Foundation, France; University of Lorraine, Psychotherapeutic Centre of Nancy-Laxou, France.
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- FondaMental Foundation, France; Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Créteil, France.
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- Emergency and Liaison Psychiatry Department, CHR Metz-Thionville, France.
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- Department of Emergency Psychiatry & Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Inserm U1061, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, France; FondaMental Foundation, France.
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- Department of Emergency Psychiatry & Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Inserm U1061, La Colombière Hospital, University of Montpellier, France; FondaMental Foundation, France.
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Glenn CR, Cha CB, Kleiman EM, Nock MK. Understanding Suicide Risk within the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Framework: Insights, Challenges, and Future Research Considerations. Clin Psychol Sci 2017; 5:568-592. [PMID: 28670505 PMCID: PMC5487002 DOI: 10.1177/2167702616686854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. Prior research has focused primarily on sociodemographic and psychiatric risk factors with little improvement in the prediction or prevention of suicidal behavior over time. The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) may be an especially useful framework for advancing research in this area. This paper provides a brief and broad overview of research on suicidal behavior relating to each of the RDoC domains-highlighting the RDoC construct(s) where research has focused, construct(s) where research is lacking, and suggestions for future research directions. We also discuss major challenges for suicide research within the RDoC framework, including the intersection of RDoC domains, interaction of domains with the environment, incorporation of developmental stage, integration of distal and proximal processes, and inclusion of suicide-specific constructs. We conclude by underscoring important considerations for future research aimed at using the RDoC framework to study suicidal behavior and other forms of psychopathology.
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- Catherine R. Glenn
- Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester
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Harris KM, Bettiol S. Exposure to suicidal behaviors: A common suicide risk factor or a personal negative life event? Int J Soc Psychiatry 2017; 63:70-77. [PMID: 28135997 DOI: 10.1177/0020764016682361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Numerous suicide risk factors have been proposed but not adequately validated for epidemiology, treatment and prevention efforts. AIMS Exposures to suicidal behaviors (ESB), from family and friend suicide attempts and completions, were tested for validity as a suicidal risk factor and also for measurement and construct adequacy. METHODS An anonymous online survey yielded 713 participants (aged 18-71), who reported ESB, completed the Suicidal Affect-Behavior-Cognition Scale (SABCS), and comprised a broad spectrum on those variables. RESULTS Tests of dimensionality and internal consistency showed the four ESB variables (attempts/completions through family/friends) were independent and did not form a common factor or an identifiable ESB latent trait. ESB variables were, however, associated with demographic and psychiatric histories. A battery of tests revealed no meaningful associations between ESB and total suicidality or suicide risk factors (social support, depression, anxiety, stress, satisfaction with life and emotional stability). In addition, in contrast to previous reports, young adults ( n = 200; aged 18-20) showed no increased suicidality due to ESB. CONCLUSION Results showed no validity for ESB as a common risk factor for suicidality or other psychopathology, or as a latent trait. ESB showed evidence as a personal negative life event with individual effects and interpretations.
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- Keith M Harris
- 1 School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.,2 School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- 1 School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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Wolford-Clevenger C, Brem MJ, Zapor H, Elmquist J, Stuart GL. Prevalence, Severity, and Correlates of Suicidal Ideation Among Men and Women in Batterer Intervention Programs. PARTNER ABUSE 2017; 8:190-203. [PMID: 31885829 DOI: 10.1891/1946-6560.8.2.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Despite the robust association found between intimate partner violence perpetration and suicidal ideation (Ilgen et al., 2009), the understanding of the development of suicidal ideation among men and women court-mandated to attend batterer intervention programs is limited. Guided by the alcohol myopia model (Josephs & Steele, 1990) and escape theory of suicide (Baumeister, 1990), this cross-sectional study examined the prevalence and severity of suicidal ideation and whether alcohol problems strengthen the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. Surveys were administered to 470 men and women court-mandated to attend batterer intervention programs. Results indicated that 33% of the sample experienced suicidal ideation (15% active ideation) during the 2 weeks prior to batterer intervention program entry. Moderation analyses indicated that as alcohol problems increased, the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation strengthened. This work aids practitioners in assessing suicidal ideation in batterer intervention settings.
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Wolford-Clevenger C, Elmquist J, Zapor H, Febres J, Labrecque LT, Plasencia M, Stuart GL. Suicidal Ideation among Women Court-Referred to Batterer Intervention Programs. VICTIMS & OFFENDERS 2016; 13:143-157. [PMID: 30867658 PMCID: PMC6411074 DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2016.1187690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Identifying the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in women mandated to batterer intervention programs is necessary to prevent suicide in this greatly understudied population. This study used cross-sectional, self-report survey methodology to identify the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among 79 women attending batterer intervention programs. Thirty-three percent of the sample reported experiencing suicidal ideation during the two weeks prior to entering the program. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that, while controlling for number of batterer intervention sessions attended, symptoms of depression and borderline personality disorder, but not symptoms of antisocial personality disorder, were associated with suicidal ideation.
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Timoney LR, Walsh Z, Shea MT, Yen S, Ansell EB, Grilo CM, McGlashan TH, Stout RL, Bender DS, Skodol AE, Sanislow CA, Morey LC, Gunderson JG. Personality and life events in a personality disorder sample. Personal Disord 2016; 8:376-382. [PMID: 27797543 DOI: 10.1037/per0000214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Individuals with a personality disorder (PD) tend to experience more negative life events (NLEs) than positive life events (PLEs). In community samples, the Five Factor Model of personality (FFM) predicts both positive and negative life events. The present research examined whether FFM normal personality traits were associated with positive and negative life events among individuals with 1 of 4 PDs: avoidant, borderline, schizotypal, and obsessive-compulsive, and tested whether associations between the FFM of personality and PLEs and NLEs were similar across the 4 PD groups and a control group. Among aggregated PDs, neuroticism was positively associated with NLEs, whereas extraversion, openness to experience, and conscientiousness were positively associated with PLEs. Comparisons of each PD group to a control group of individuals with a major depressive disorder indicated that the FFM traits operated similarly across clinical samples with and without PD. Our findings indicate that normal personality traits can be used to help understand the lives of individuals with PD. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Alpert Medical School
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Alpert Medical School
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Department of Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine
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- Decision Sciences Institute, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine
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Andreoli A, Burnand Y, Cochennec MF, Ohlendorf P, Frambati L, Gaudry-Maire D, Di Clemente T, Hourton G, Lorillard S, Canuto A, Frances A. Disappointed Love and Suicide: A Randomized Controlled Trial of "Abandonment Psychotherapy" Among Borderline Patients. J Pers Disord 2016; 30:271-87. [PMID: 26111250 DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2015_29_196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To determine whether ambulatory psychotherapy targeted to abandonment experiences and fears can reduce suicidality and improve outcome in borderline patients referred to the emergency room with major depressive disorder and self-destructive behavior severe enough to require medical/surgical treatment and a brief psychiatric hospitalization. A total of 170 subjects were randomized at hospital discharge into three treatment groups: treatment as usual (TAU), abandonment psychotherapy delivered by certified psychotherapists, and abandonment psychotherapy delivered by nurses. Assessments were performed before randomization and at 3-month follow-up. Continued suicidality and other outcome measures were significantly worse in the treatment-as-usual as compared to both abandonment psychotherapy groups, but there were no differences between the two psychotherapy groups. These results suggest the efficacy of manualized psychotherapy that specifically targets the abandonment fears and experiences that are so common as precipitants to suicidal and self-destructive acts in borderline patients. It does not appear that formal psychotherapy training is associated with better outcomes.
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- A Andreoli
- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Department, University of Geneva, Service de liaison psychiatrique et d'intervention de crise, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Emeritus)
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Impulsivity, Rejection Sensitivity, and Reactions to Stressors in Borderline Personality Disorder. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2016; 40:510-521. [PMID: 27616800 DOI: 10.1007/s10608-015-9752-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This research investigated baseline impulsivity, rejection sensitivity, and reactions to stressors in individuals with borderline personality disorder compared to healthy individuals and those with avoidant personality disorder. The borderline group showed greater impulsivity than the avoidant and healthy groups both in a delay-discounting task with real monetary rewards and in self-reported reactions to stressors; moreover, these findings could not be explained by co-occurring substance use disorders. Distress reactions to stressors were equally elevated in both personality disorder groups (relative to the healthy group). The borderline and avoidant groups also reported more maladaptive reactions to a stressor of an interpersonal vs. non-interpersonal nature, whereas the healthy group did not. Finally, self-reported impulsive reactions to stressors were associated with baseline impulsivity in the delay-discounting task, and greater self-reported reactivity to interpersonal than non-interpersonal stressors was associated with rejection sensitivity. This research highlights distinct vulnerabilities contributing to impulsive behavior in borderline personality disorder.
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Robustelli BL, Trytko AC, Li A, Whisman MA. Marital Discord and Suicidal Outcomes in a National Sample of Married Individuals. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2015; 45:623-632. [PMID: 25752755 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, with an average of 105 suicides committed daily. The association between marital discord and 12-month prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt was studied in a population-based sample of married adults (N = 1,384). Marital discord was significantly and positively associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt, and these associations remained significant when controlling for demographics and 12-month prevalence of mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders. Results suggest that marital discord is an important correlate of suicidal outcomes and may be important to target in preventing and treating suicide.
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- Briana L Robustelli
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Diaz-Frutos D, Baca-Garcia E, Mahillo-Fernandez I, Garcia-Foncillas J, Lopez-Castroman J. Suicide ideation among oncologic patients in a Spanish ward. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2015; 21:261-71. [DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1058960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Improvements in depression severity in hospitalized patients with and without borderline personality features. J Psychiatr Pract 2015; 21:208-13. [PMID: 25955263 DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often struggle with treatment-resistant depression. To date, few studies have specifically assessed the rate of improvement of depressive symptoms during an acute inpatient hospitalization in patients who screen positive for BPD compared with those who do not. METHODS A sample of 245 psychiatric inpatients was divided into 2 groups on the basis of whether or not they tested positive on the McLean Screening Instrument for Borderline Personality Disorder (MSI-BPD). Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Ham-D) scores were compared from admission to discharge. RESULTS At admission, the MSI-BPD group (n=64) endorsed significantly more depressive symptoms than the MSI-BPD group (n=181), as measured by higher mean Ham-D scores (34.1 vs. 30.3, P=0.0002). Although both groups demonstrated improvements in Ham-D scores by discharge, the MSI-BPD group showed a markedly more robust change (22.1 vs. 18.2, P=0.002). This effect remained significant using a propensity score model to account for differences in baseline characteristics between the 2 groups (22.1 vs. 18.8, P=0.022). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that patients who test positive on this BPD screening tool tend to be admitted in greater distress and to subsequently improve more robustly in the setting of an inpatient hospitalization. This finding lends support to the theory that the depressive symptoms associated with borderline personality pathology emerge in the context of interpersonal hypersensitivity and relationship instability and therefore that the holding environment of the hospital can result in rapid improvement.
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Wolford-Clevenger C, Smith PN. A theory-based approach to understanding suicide risk in shelter-seeking women. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2015; 16:169-178. [PMID: 24415137 DOI: 10.1177/1524838013517562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Women seeking shelter from intimate partner violence are at an increased risk for suicide ideation and attempts compared to women in the general population. Control-based violence, which is common among shelter-seeking women, may play a pivotal role in the development of suicide ideation and attempts. Current risk assessment and management practices for shelter-seeking women are limited by the lack of an empirically grounded understanding of increased risk in this population. We argue that in order to more effectively promote risk assessment and management, an empirically supported theory that is sensitive to the experiences of shelter-seeking women is needed. Such a theory-driven approach has the benefits of identifying and prioritizing targetable areas for intervention. Here, we review the evidence for the link between coercive control and suicide ideation and attempts from the perspective of Baumeister's escape theory of suicide. This theory has the potential to explain the role of coercive control in the development of suicide ideation and eventual attempts in shelter-seeking women. Implications for suicide risk assessment and prevention in domestic violence shelters are discussed.
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
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Sun L, Zhang J. Coping Skill as a Moderator Between Negative Life Events and Suicide Among Young People in Rural China. J Clin Psychol 2014; 71:258-66. [DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Long Sun
- Shandong University School of Public Health Center for Suicide Prevention Research
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- Shandong University School of Public Health Center for Suicide Prevention Research
- Buffalo State, State University of New York
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) commonly co-occur, but the relationship between these disorders remains unclear. While BPD patients often suffer from depression, their subjective experience and treatment response are different from that experienced by MDD patients without BPD. Surveying the current literature on the interface of these two pathologies, we find that depression in BPD has distinct symptoms, treatment responses, remission predictors, and suicide risks. It tends to be subjectively more severe, more interpersonally fueled, and more persistent than MDD without BPD. BPD depression responds less well to biological treatments and may be fueled by the neurobiology of BPD. These findings suggest that clinicians should recognize the unique features of BPD depression and anticipate a clinical trajectory that may be different from MDD without BPD, keeping in mind that BPD depression tends not to improve until BPD improves.
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Baus N, Fischer-Kern M, Naderer A, Klein J, Doering S, Pastner B, Leithner-Dziubas K, Plener PL, Kapusta ND. Personality organization in borderline patients with a history of suicide attempts. Psychiatry Res 2014; 218:129-33. [PMID: 24746393 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Suicide attempts (SA) are common in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Recent studies focus on aspects of personality associated with risk for SA such as deficits in affect regulation including impulse control and aggression. The current study examines associations of dysfunctional personality organization, psychiatric comorbidities as well as non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) with SA in a sample of 68 BPD outpatients. Patients with a history of SA yielded higher scores in personality domains of aggression, especially self-directed aggression. Further, a history of SA was associated with a worse general level of personality organization and a higher prevalence rate of NSSI and substance abuse disorder. The results demonstrate that SA in BPD patients might be regarded as a manifestation of impaired personality functioning rather than mere state variables and symptoms. Moreover, these findings might have implications for indication, treatment, and prognosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
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- Nicole Baus
- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Oquendo MA, Perez-Rodriguez MM, Poh E, Sullivan G, Burke AK, Sublette ME, Mann JJ, Galfalvy H. Life events: a complex role in the timing of suicidal behavior among depressed patients. Mol Psychiatry 2014; 19:902-9. [PMID: 24126928 PMCID: PMC3988274 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Suicidal behavior is often conceptualized as a response to overwhelming stress. Our model posits that given a propensity for acting on suicidal urges, stressors such as life events or major depressive episodes (MDEs) determine the timing of suicidal acts. Depressed patients (n=415) were assessed prospectively for suicide attempts and suicide, life events and MDE over 2 years. Longitudinal data were divided into 1-month intervals characterized by MDE (yes/no), suicidal behavior (yes/no) and life event scores. Marginal logistic regression models were fit, with suicidal behavior as the response variable and MDE and life event score in either the same or previous month, respectively, as time-varying covariates. Among 7843 person-months, 33% had MDE and 73% had life events. MDE increased the risk for suicidal behavior (odds ratio (OR)=4.83, P⩽0.0001). Life event scores were unrelated to the timing of suicidal behavior (OR=1.06 per 100 point increase, P=0.32), even during a MDE (OR=1.12, P=0.15). However, among those without borderline personality disorder (BPD), both health- and work-related life events were key precipitants, as was recurrent MDE, with a 13-fold effect. The relationship of life events to suicidal behavior among those with BPD was more complex. Recurrent MDE was a robust precipitant for suicidal behavior, regardless of BPD comorbidity. The specific nature of life events is key to understanding the timing of suicidal behavior. Given unanticipated results regarding the role of BPD and study limitations, these findings require replication. Of note, that MDE, a treatable risk factor, strongly predicts suicidal behaviors is cause for hope.
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- M A Oquendo
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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Wolford-Clevenger C, Febres J, Elmquist J, Zapor H, Brasfield H, Stuart GL. Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among court-referred male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Psychol Serv 2014; 12:9-15. [PMID: 24979071 DOI: 10.1037/a0037338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Despite the documented association between intimate partner violence perpetration and suicidal ideation, few studies have examined the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in men attending batterer intervention programs. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation in 294 males court-ordered to a batterer intervention program. Twenty-two percent of the sample reported experiencing suicidal ideation within the 2 weeks prior to entering the batterer intervention program. Multiple linear regression indicated that depression and borderline personality disorder symptoms, but not intimate partner violence perpetration, victimization, or antisocial personality disorder symptoms, accounted for significant variance in suicidal ideation. These results suggest that symptoms of depression and borderline personality disorder observed in males attending batterer intervention programs should warrant thorough suicide risk assessment. Implications of the findings and limitations of the study are discussed.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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- Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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Panagioti M, Gooding PA, Tarrier N. A prospective study of suicidal ideation in posttraumatic stress disorder: the role of perceptions of defeat and entrapment. J Clin Psychol 2014; 71:50-61. [PMID: 24913436 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to provide the first prospective test of the ability of defeat and entrapment to predict suicidal ideation in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after controlling for the effects of PTSD severity, comorbid depressive symptoms, and hopelessness on suicidal ideation. METHODS Participants were 52 individuals diagnosed with PTSD. Baseline and follow-up assessments were 13 to 15 months apart. Defeat and entrapment were conceptualized and analyzed as a unique construct (defeat/entrapment) in this study. Multiple regression analysis was applied to examine the predictive effects of defeat/entrapment on suicidal ideation. RESULTS Defeat/entrapment scores predicted changes in the levels of suicidal ideation at follow-up while controlling for baseline suicidal ideation, PTSD severity, comorbid depressive symptoms, and hopelessness. CONCLUSIONS These outcomes provide support to contemporary models of suicidality that suggest that defeat/entrapment is a strong predictor of suicidality in PTSD.
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