A Plausible Explanation of Increased Suicidal Behaviors Among Transgender Youth Based on the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS): Case Series and Literature Review

Background: Suicide is the third leading cause of death among college students. The interpersonal theory of suicide may provide a way to conceptualize suicide risk in this population. Aims: We sought to examine relations between illegal behaviors that may act as risk factors for suicide and the acquired capability for suicide. Method: College students (N = 758) completed assessments of acquired capability and previous exposure to painful and provocative events, including illegal risk behaviors (IRBs). Linear regression, a nonparametric bootstrapping procedure, and two-tailed partial correlations were employed to test our hypotheses. Results: There was no significant relation between IRBs and acquired capability after controlling for legal painful and provocative experiences. A significant positive relation was identified between IRBs and fear/anxiety, contradicting the expected relation between increased painful and provocative experiences and lower fear/anxiety. Acquired capability explained variance in the relation between IRBs and history of suicide attempt or self-injury history. Conclusion: Further research is needed to examine links between IRBs and painful and provocative events, particularly to identify the point at which habituation begins to increase acquired capability, as our unexpected results may be due to a lack of habituation to risky behaviors or low variability of scores in the sample.

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Testing the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide in a Sample of U.S. Air Force Members Who Died by Suicide

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e676252011-001 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel W. Cox ◽

Edwin H. Szeto ◽

Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway ◽

Kathryn A. Deyoung ◽

Christina Schendel

Keyword(s):

Air Force ◽

Interpersonal Theory ◽

Interpersonal Theory Of Suicide

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A case series of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) related diabetic ketoacidosis and literature review of the possible pathophysiology

Endocrine Abstracts ◽

10.1530/endoabs.44.p75 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Jawad Bashir ◽

Steve Bain ◽

Irfan Khan ◽

Tamar Saeed

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Diabetic Ketoacidosis ◽

Case Series

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Pet Attachment and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide

10.31234/osf.io/p67bu ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Valerie Jane Douglas ◽

Mun Yee Kwan ◽

Kathryn H. Gordon

Keyword(s):

Suicide Risk ◽

Attachment Anxiety ◽

Interpersonal Theory ◽

Pet Ownership ◽

Thwarted Belongingness ◽

Perceived Burdensomeness ◽

Attachment Avoidance ◽

Interpersonal Theory Of Suicide ◽

Pet Attachment ◽

The Relationship

Objective: Pet ownership is often assumed to have mental health benefits, but the effect of pets on suicide risk has a scant literature. Method: Using the interpersonal theory of suicide, we examined the relationships between perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, overall attachment to one’s pet (quality of the relationship), pet attachment avoidance (distrustful of the relationship) or anxiety (afraid of abandonment), and suicide risk. Three hypotheses were investigated: 1) higher levels of attachment would be associated with lower suicide risk via lower levels of thwarted belongingness/perceived burdensomeness, 2) lower levels of pet attachment would be associated with higher levels of suicide risk via attachment avoidance/attachment anxiety, and 3) attachment avoidance/anxiety would be associated with higher suicide risk via thwarted belongingness/perceived burdensomeness. Undergraduates (N = 187) completed surveys and indirect effect analyses were utilized. Results: Higher overall attachment was associated with decreased attachment anxiety, which was associated with lower suicide risk. Attachment anxiety was correlated with increased suicide risk. Overall attachment, attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety were not found to indirectly affect suicide risk. Conclusions: Findings suggest that pet ownership may provide both protective and deleterious effects in a nonclinical sample.

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Infrapopliteal Arterial Pseudoaneurysm Development Secondary to Blunt Trauma: Case Series and Literature Review

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery ◽

10.1177/1538574420907184 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 367-374

Author(s):

Matthew T. Chrencik ◽

Brian Caraballo ◽

John Yokemick ◽

Peter J. Pappas ◽

Brajesh K. Lal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Blunt Trauma ◽

Case Series ◽

Duplex Ultrasound ◽

Endovascular Coiling ◽

Skeletal Trauma ◽

Delay In Diagnosis ◽

Tibial Arteries ◽

Pulsatile Mass ◽

Orthopedic Injuries

Objectives: Infrapopliteal arterial pseudoaneurysms (IAP) following blunt trauma with associated orthopedic injuries are uncommon, often present in a delayed fashion, and encompass a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Herein, we present a series of IAPs that were diagnosed following blunt trauma and their management. Methods: Case series consisting of 3 patients and a review of the international literature. Results: Our case series included 3 patients presenting with IAPs following blunt trauma with associated orthopedic injuries. They were all identified in a delayed manner (>3 weeks) after the orthopedic injuries were treated. All patients presented with pain and a pulsatile mass while one concurrently had neurologic deficits. The pseudoaneurysms were diagnosed by duplex ultrasound and confirmed by angiography to be originating from the tibioperoneal trunk, anterior tibial, and posterior tibial arteries respectively. Two patients were treated with surgical excision. Of these, one required an arterial bypass procedure while the other underwent direct ligation only. The third patient was treated by endovascular coiling. A literature review from 1950 to the present found 51 reported cases of IAP resulting from blunt trauma. Ninety percent of trauma-related infrapopliteal injuries occurred in men with a mean delay in diagnosis of 5.6 months (median 1.8 months) after injury. Since 1950, management has shifted from primarily ligation to incorporating minimally invasive endovascular techniques when appropriate. Conclusions: Infrapopliteal artery pseudoaneurysms are rare following blunt skeletal trauma. A delay in diagnosis often occurs and can result in major morbidity and extensive surgical intervention. We recommend a high index of suspicion and a thorough vascular examination in patients with lower extremity skeletal trauma to help identify and treat these injuries early and effectively.

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