Thresholds and Tolerance of Physical Pain in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents

It was hypothesized that suicidal inpatient adolescents ( n = 38) will exhibit a higher tolerance for physical pain than nonsuicidal inpatients ( n = 29) and control participants ( n = 34). Participants provided self-reports of hopelessness, dissociation, suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1997-08, Vol.65 (4), p.646-652
Main Authors: Orbach, Israel, Mikulincer, Mario, King, Robert, Cohen, Donald, Stein, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent, Hospitalized - psychology
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Chi-Square Distribution
Children & youth
Escape Reaction - physiology
Female
Hot Temperature - adverse effects
Human
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Pain
Pain - psychology
Pain Threshold - psychology
Pain Thresholds
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
Suicidal behaviour
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Suicide - psychology
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Tolerance
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Summary:It was hypothesized that suicidal inpatient adolescents ( n = 38) will exhibit a higher tolerance for physical pain than nonsuicidal inpatients ( n = 29) and control participants ( n = 34). Participants provided self-reports of hopelessness, dissociation, suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety and were administered a series of thermal pain stimuli by means of a Thermal Sensory Analyzer (TSA). The suicidal participants significantly differed from the 2 controls in pain thresholds and tolerance and in most self-report measures, even after controlling for motivation, medication, diagnosis, and length of hospitalization. Significant correlations were found between pain measures and self-report measures. The results were discussed in terms of the role that body experiences play in suicidal behavior.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.65.4.646