Suicidality and Psychosis: Beyond Depression and Hopelessness

The present study examined recent suicide attempters with and without psychotic disorders in order to understand factors that contribute to suicide ideation during and following the suicide attempt. Patients with psychotic disorders endorsed higher levels of suicide ideation than patients without ps...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2004-03, Vol.34 (1), p.77-86
Main Authors: Warman, Debbie M., Forman, Evan M., Henriques, Gregg R., Brown, Gregory K., Beck, Aaron T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Other psychotic disorders
Patients
Pennsylvania
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Schizophrenia
Self Destructive Behavior
Social Problems
Substance Abuse
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:The present study examined recent suicide attempters with and without psychotic disorders in order to understand factors that contribute to suicide ideation during and following the suicide attempt. Patients with psychotic disorders endorsed higher levels of suicide ideation than patients without psychotic disorders. Even when depression, hopelessness, substance abuse, and social problem solving were controlled for, there was a significant association between psychotic disorder and suicide ideation. During the follow‐up period, patients with psychotic disorders subsequently attempted suicide at a significantly higher rate than patients without psychotic disorders. The clinical relevance of these findings is discussed.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1521/suli.34.1.77.27775