Covariation of Cognitive Styles and Mood Factors During Crises (IN: Suicidal Behaviour in Europe: Recent Research Findings, edited by P Crepet et al)

Based on the results of previous cross-sectional studies which investigated the influence of cognitive styles on suicidal behviour, the authors focused on the effect of three cognitive styles: rigidity versus flexibility; dichotomous thinking; and field dependence. On the basis of their findings they were unable to find grounds for supporting the previous published general hypothesis that suicidal patients are, as a whole, people whose perception of their environment is undifferentiated, inarticulate, and global. (41 refs)