Resource Tag: INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS

Research on suicide prevention and intervention has overwhelmingly focused on the suicidal individual. However, suicidal individuals exist within interpersonal relationships. This study tests 1) how accurately members of romantic couples know each other’s depression symptoms, suicide histories, and risk for future suicidal thoughts and behaviors and 2) whether couple-specific factors moderate those associations. Participants were […]

Violence is a leading source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. In this article, we suggest a public health framework for preventing community violence, intimate partner violence and sexual violence, and suicide as key forms of interpersonal and self-directed violence. These types of violence often co-occur and share common risk and protective factors. […]

Victims of interpersonal violence are known to be at increased risk of suicidal ideation and attempts; however, few data exist on the impact that violence has on the risk of death from suicide. This study examined 2153 suicides (1636 males and 517 females) occurring between 2009 and 2012. Information was sourced from the Coroners Court […]

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Acquired capability for suicide (ACS), defined as pain tolerance and fearlessness about death, is theorized as necessary to enact suicide. This study examined the associations of interpersonal violence and alcohol use with ACS in 502 college students. General fearlessness/pain tolerance was positively associated with male gender and alcohol use. Fearlessness about death was positively associated […]

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Chronic and episodic stress associated with suicidal ideation in adolescents. Burdensomeness accounted for association between chronic stress and suicidal ideation. Chronic stress and episodic stress may have distinct risk paths to suicidal ideation. Contact us for a copy of this article, or view online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283444006_Interpersonal_stress_and_suicidal_ideation_in_adolescence_An_indirect_association_through_perceived_burdensomeness_toward_others?ev=publicSearchHeader&_sg=X79U3zY_F5gLl1FPDcOMLgOcP_Ofm8HTMuOlUYPwHQqeD8Tw0_h0EQj2_geKr6UBGnSn_9XS3V4I7i0

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This study examined the suicide experiences of institutionalized veterans in Taiwan. Data were collected from 19 residents, age 65 & older, who had attempted suicide. Transcripts from 26 tape-recorded interviews were analyzed by thematic analysis. 5 major themes related to suicide triggers were identified: illness & pain, death of close relatives or friends, conflicts with […]

This study sought to determine the major risk factors for suicide in rural south India. A matched case-control design & psychological autopsy were used to assess 100 consecutive suicides & 100 living controls. 37 percent of those who died by suicide had a DSM-III-R psychiatric diagnosis. Alcohol dependence & adjustment disorders were the most common […]

This phenomenological psychological study explored the lived experiences of 5 late-adolescent suicide survivors, particularly those negative experiences that seemed to worsen in the following weeks & months. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling & data were collected through collage-facilitated, face-to-face phenomenological interviews with some participants also providing documentary materials. Data analysis was done according to […]

A cross-sectional study was conducted of students admitted to hospital because of self-poisoning. Variables studied included age, gender, substance abuse, personal history, familial history, & the immediate precipitant for the suicide attempt. A total of 248 students were studied. The mean age was 16.3 years. Self-poisoning with a pharmaceutical agent was the most common method. […]

The authors applied different diagnostic rules for diagnosing personality disorders to the NESARC epidemiological study of over 40,000 individuals. Each personality disorder criterion was required to be associated with significant distress or impairment in order to be counted toward a personality disorder diagnosis. Results demonstrated significant reductions in prevalence rates. Personality disorder diagnoses were associated […]

8.6% suicide ideation was found among 349 urban 6-9 year olds in the top tercile of aggressive-disruptive behaviour. Suicide ideation was associated with more self-reported depression, opposition defiance disorder, conduct problems, & attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms & 3.5-5 times more clinically significant symptoms. Parents rated more symptoms in older children associated with suicide ideation […]

The call sheets kept by counsellors on 409 suicide calls were content-analyzed, resulting in a reliable checklist comprising 9 major themes. The prevalence of these themes within the sample was then determined & age & gender differences in the themes expressed by 189 first-time callers were examined using logistic regression analysis. Almost equal numbers of […]

This chapter reviews themes common in the suicides of uniformed law enforcement officers & special agent personnel. Cases reviewed repeatedly show injury to self-esteem & the loss of control. In every death studied, there were viable alternatives to suicide but the interventions were not perceived to be viable to the officer at risk. The focus […]

This research investigated broad interpersonal themes related to suicide as revealed through suicides notes. This study was a qualitative investigation of suicide notes written by 138 individuals who died by suicide. Grounded theory analysis revealed 7 interpersonal themes: instructions; positive relationships; explanations; relationship reconciliation/maintenance; concern for others; negative relationships; & acknowledging end of relationship. These […]

55 child & adolescent suicide victims & 55 community controls in Quebec were assessed using semi-structured, proxy-based interviews & questionnaires regarding sexual orientation & gender issues, psychopathological diagnoses, & service use. No significant differences between the 2 groups were found regarding same-sex sexual orientation nor intimidation related to same-sex sexual orientation. Suicide victims with same-sex […]

This research used content analysis to analyze 225 murder suicide events among dyads with at least one member 60 years or older. Data were collected from newspaper articles, television news transcripts, police reports, & obituaries published between 1999-2005. Findings suggest the most danger setting was the home & the majority of perpetrators were men. Firearms […]

This study investigated family, school, peer, & psychological factors contributing to adolescent suicide ideation. Participants were 1,358 Hong Kong Chinese adolescents divided into younger (12.3 years) & older (15.4 years) age groups. By using structural equation modeling, results showed family cohesion & sense of school belonging were the core predictors of self-esteem & depression, & […]

Longitudinal relations between past suicidality & subsequent changes in psychological distress at follow-up were examined among gay, lesbian, & bisexual youths, as were psychosocial factors that might mediate or moderate this relation. Past suicide attempters were found to have higher levels of depressive & anxious symptoms & conduct problems at a later time than youths […]