Persistent Suicidal Ideation and its Enduring Morbidity (IN: The Impact of Suicide, edited by B L Mishara)

The subject of suicide is not limited to completed suicides but includes suicide attempts & ideation. This chapter looks at the impact of suicidal thoughts & mental health problems upon future suicidal ideation & behaviours. The authors present a longitudinal study of the complex issue of the relationship between suicidal thoughts & feelings & measures of psychopathology over time. (14 refs.)