Linking insomnia and suicide ideation in college females: The role of socio-cognitive variables and depressive symptoms in suicide risk

2016 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 106-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie L. Bozzay ◽  
Marc S. Karver ◽  
Edelyn Verona
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
College Females ◽  
Cognitive Variables

scholarly journals Family Support as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Loneliness and Suicide Risk in College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Tamás Martos ◽  
Viola Sallay ◽  
Jerin Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, we examined loneliness and family support as predictors of suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicide ideation) in college students. The sample was comprised of 456 Hungarian college students. Results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for sex and age, indicated that the inclusion of family support provided further incremental validity in predicting both depressive symptoms and suicide ideation, beyond the variance accounted for by loneliness. Moreover, consistent with the notion that family support might buffer the negative effects of loneliness on suicide risk, evidence for a significant Loneliness × Family Support interaction effect in predicting both indices of suicide risk was found. Thus, beyond the role of loneliness in predicting suicide risk in college students, the present findings are the first to show how family support both additively and interactively represents a positive psychological resource that should be considered in understanding suicide risk among students.

Beyond Fundamental Dimensions of Mood in Predicting Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Victims of Interpersonal Violence: Examining the Role of Dispositional Optimism in Chinese Females With and Without Experience of Victimization

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110309
Author(s):  
Yifeng Du ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Mingqi Li ◽  
Misu Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses

The present study tested a prediction model involving affectivity and dispositional optimism as predictors of suicide risk (i.e., depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation) in young adult Chinese females with and without prior interpersonal violence (IPV) victimization (294 nonvictimized and 94 victimized females). Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that negative affectivity was a significant predictor of both depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation for Chinese females, regardless of IPV victimization. Beyond affectivity, dispositional optimism was found to further add to the prediction model of depressive symptoms in both groups, but only for suicidal ideation in the IPV victimized group.

Caring Transitions – A Care Coordination Intervention to Reduce Suicide Risk Among Youth Discharged From Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization

Crisis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Gryglewicz ◽  
Amanda Peterson ◽  
Eunji Nam ◽  
Michelle M. Vance ◽  
Lisa Borntrager ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Care Coordination ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalization ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Individual Therapy ◽  
Inpatient Hospitalization ◽  
Crisis Services

Abstract. Background: Suicide risk following youth psychiatric hospitalization is of significant concern. This study evaluated Linking Individuals Needing Care (LINC), a theory-driven, comprehensive care coordination approach for youth discharged from crisis services. Aims: To pilot LINC's potential effectiveness in increasing service utilization and decreasing suicide risk. Method: Participants were 460 youth patients who received LINC for approximately 90 days following discharge from crisis services. Service utilization, depressive symptoms, and suicide-related variables were measured at baseline and 30, 60, and 90 days after baseline. Results: Patients significantly increased the use of various beneficial, least restrictive services (individual therapy, medication management, and non-mental health supports) over the 90-day intervention. Significant decreases were observed in depressive symptoms, suicide ideation, and engagement in suicide-related behaviors. Limitations: Absence of a comparison group and nonparticipating families limit causal conclusions and generalizability. Conclusions: LINC may be a promising new approach following inpatient hospitalization that can engage and retain youth in services, likely resulting in improved treatment outcomes. This approach was designed emphasizing patient engagement, suicide risk assessment and management, safety planning, community networking, referral/linkage monitoring, coping and motivational strategies, and linguistic/culturally responsive practices to meet service and support needs of high-risk suicidal youth.

Alexithymia and suicide risk among patients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1364-1364
Author(s):  
D. De Berardis ◽  
V. Marasco ◽  
N. Serroni ◽  
D. Campanella ◽  
L. Olivieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tas 20

ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of alexithymia and its relationships with psychopathological features and suicide risk in a sample of adult patients with a DSM-IV diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.MethodA mixed male-female sample of 60 subjects (30 males and 30 females) was evaluetd with the following rating scales: Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms (SAPS), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS), Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). RESULTS. 22 subjects (36.7%) were categorized as alexithymic (TAS-20 scores ≥ 61). Alexithymics showed more severe negative and depressive symptoms and increased suicide risk than nonalexithymics.However, the results of a linear regression with SSI score as dependent variable showed that Difficulty in Identifying and Describing Feelings dimensions of TAS-20 and higher CDSS scores were significantly associated with higher scores on the Scale for Suicide Ideation. Conclusions: The presence of alexithymia in schizophrenia may be related to higher risk of suicide ideation and more severe depressive symptoms, independently by the severity of positive and negative symptoms. However, results are preliminary and limitations must be considered.

scholarly journals Understanding the predisposing risk factors of young suicide

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 4530
Author(s):  
Rashmi Wardhan ◽  
Padmshree Mudgal
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Suicide is an unfortunate multifactorial problem impacting families and communities. Many young lives are lost every year due to suicide. There is an urgent need to understand the multifactorial risk factor mechanisms providing vulnerability to suicidal behavior for early detection of impending incidents, monitoring, and prevention. This review aims to give an insight into the various biochemical and genetic markers along with the associated socio-economic factors and mental disorders which contribute to increased suicide risk. The role of different neurotransmitter-associated pathways such as serotonin, gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), and norepinephrine pathway, and pathways involving the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, lipid metabolism, and neuroinflammation in suicide ideation and risk have been explored. Understanding of these predisposing factors and associated pathways could help identify the risk and lead to the development of drugs/ treatment to prevent suicides.

The Role of Suicide Ideation in Assessing Near-Term Suicide Risk: A Machine Learning Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 114118
Author(s):  
Lauren McMullen ◽  
Neelang Parghi ◽  
Megan L. Rogers ◽  
Heng Yao ◽  
Sara Block-Elkouby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Near Term

scholarly journals Loss of Hope and Suicide Risk in Hungarian College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Tamás Martos ◽  
Viola Sallay
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Beneficial Effects

We examined hope and family support as predictors of suicide risk (viz., anxious symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicide ideation) in a sample of 502 Hungarian college students. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the inclusion of family support provided further incremental validity in predicting all three indices of suicide risk beyond the variance accounted for by hope. Consistent with the notion that family support might moderate the beneficial effects of hope on suicide risk, evidence for a significant Hope × Family Support interaction effect in predicting all three indices of suicide risk was found. Additionally, a significant interaction effect in predicting suicide ideation remained, even after controlling for psychological symptoms. Beyond the role of hope in predicting suicide risk in Hungarian college students, the present findings show how family support both additively and interactively represents a positive psychological resource that should be considered in understanding suicide risk among students.

Personality disorder traits, risk factors, and suicide ideation among older adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 1785-1794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle R. Jahn ◽  
Erin K. Poindexter ◽  
Kelly C. Cukrowicz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Risk Factors For Suicide

ABSTRACTBackground:Personality disorder traits are relatively prevalent among older adults, and can be associated with complex and chronic difficulties, including suicide risk. However, there is a lack of research regarding personality disorders and suicide ideation in older adults. Depressive symptoms and hopelessness may be important to the relation between personality disorders and suicide risk. Additionally, variables from the interpersonal theory of suicide, perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, may be critical risk factors for suicide in this population. We hypothesized that perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness, theory-based variables, would act as parallel mediators of the relation between personality disorder traits and suicide ideation, whereas depressive symptoms and hopelessness would not.Methods:The hypothesis was tested in a sample of 143 older adults recruited from a primary care setting. Participants completed self-report questionnaires of personality traits, suicide ideation, depressive symptoms, hopelessness, perceived burdensomeness, and thwarted belongingness.Results:Findings from a non-parametric bootstrapping procedure indicated that perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and depressive symptoms mediated the relation between total personality disorder traits and suicide ideation. Hopelessness did not act as a mediator.Conclusions:These findings indicate that perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and depressive symptoms are likely important risk factors for suicide ideation among older adults. Clinicians should be aware of these issues when assessing and treating suicide risk among older adults.

Symptoms of Alcohol Dependence Predict Suicide Ideation Among Alaskan Undergraduates

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. DeCou ◽  
Monica C. Skewes
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Causal Mechanism ◽  
Students At Risk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

Abstract. Background: Previous research has demonstrated an association between alcohol-related problems and suicidal ideation (SI). Aims: The present study evaluated, simultaneously, alcohol consequences and symptoms of alcohol dependence as predictors of SI after adjusting for depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption. Method: A sample of 298 Alaskan undergraduates completed survey measures, including the Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire, the Short Alcohol Dependence Data Questionnaire, and the Beck Depression Inventory – II. The association between alcohol problems and SI status was evaluated using sequential logistic regression. Results: Symptoms of alcohol dependence (OR = 1.88, p < .05), but not alcohol-related consequences (OR = 1.01, p = .95), emerged as an independent predictor of SI status above and beyond depressive symptoms (OR = 2.39, p < .001) and alcohol consumption (OR = 1.08, p = .39). Conclusion: Alcohol dependence symptoms represented a unique risk for SI relative to alcohol-related consequences and alcohol consumption. Future research should examine the causal mechanism behind the relationship between alcohol dependence and suicidality among university students. Assessing the presence of dependence symptoms may improve the accuracy of identifying students at risk of SI.

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