Psychological pain and previous suicide attempts in young adults: Results with the Portuguese version of the Psychache Scale

Objectives In this study, we tested whether the unbearable pain scale of the Psychache Scale provides value for the statistical prediction of a previous suicide attempt; we evaluated whether psychological pain has incremental value in the statistical prediction of a previous suicide attempt relative...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 2020-10, Vol.76 (10), p.1965-1971
Main Authors: Campos, Rui C., Holden, Ronald R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cut‐score
Pain
previous suicide attempt
Psychache Scale
psychiatric diagnosis
Suicides & suicide attempts
unbearable pain
Young adults
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Summary:Objectives In this study, we tested whether the unbearable pain scale of the Psychache Scale provides value for the statistical prediction of a previous suicide attempt; we evaluated whether psychological pain has incremental value in the statistical prediction of a previous suicide attempt relative to the reporting of having had a psychiatric diagnosis, and we established a cut‐score for the Psychache Scale. Method Two samples participated: a sample consisting of 1,460 young adults and a sample of 628 Portuguese community adults. Results and Conclusions Results demonstrated that unbearable pain is not a stronger predictor of a previous suicide attempt than is the bearable pain score of the Psychache Scale; that the total score of the Psychache scale provides an additional statistically significant contribution to the statistical prediction of a previous suicide attempt relative to the reporting of having had a psychiatric diagnosis.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/jclp.22973