Cognitive traits in inpatient adolescents with and without prior suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-injury

Tsafrir, Shlomit; Chubarov, Elena; Shoval, Gal; Levi, Mali; Nahshoni, Eitan; Ratmansky, Motti; Weizman, Abraham; Zalsman, Gil

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.08.009

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“…The rate of suicidal ideation (63%) and attempt (19%) among the current sample is higher than in incarcerated youth (e.g., 19.2% ideation, 8.4% attempt [ 46 ], and comparable to reports within adolescent psychiatric samples (e.g., 58% ideation, 29% attempt) [ 47 ]. Our findings extend our previous work by suggesting that, in addition to a previous diagnosis of a mental health problem [ 24 ], adolescents engaging in both NSSI and firesetting and exhibiting suicidal tendencies are experiencing ongoing and current psychological distress.…”

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Suicidality among adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and firesetting: the role of psychosocial characteristics and reasons for living

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Martin

2015

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health

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BackgroundCo-occurrence of problem behaviors, particularly across internalizing and externalizing spectra, increases the risk of suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideation and attempt) among youth.MethodsWe examined differences in psychosocial risk factors across levels of suicidality in a sample of 77 school-based adolescents engaging in both nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and repeated firesetting. Participants completed questionnaires assessing engagement in problem behaviors, mental health difficulties, negative life events, poor coping, impulsivity, and suicidality.ResultsAdolescents endorsing suicidal ideation reported greater psychological distress, physical and sexual abuse, and less problem solving/goal pursuit than those with no history of suicidality; adolescents who had attempted suicide reported more severe NSSI, higher rates of victimization and exposure to suicide, relative to those with suicidal ideation but no history of attempt. Additional analyses suggested the importance of coping beliefs in protecting against suicidality.ConclusionsClinical implications and suggestions for future research relating to suicide prevention are discussed.

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confidence: 64%