Cognitive Biases and Suicidal Ideation in Elderly Psychiatric Inpatients

Cognitive factors such as perceptions of poor health and negative expectancies toward the future may mediate relationships between health variables, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. In this study of risk factors associated with late life suicidal ideation, thirty older psychiatric inpatients were interviewed using standardized instruments. Self-reported symptoms of hopelessness, perceived health, and depression, as well as number of impaired medical illness systems were examined in relation to presence of suicidal thoughts. Several aspects of a cognitive model of suicide were supported using partial correlation and regression analyses. First, patients who were more depressed and suicidal had more negative cognitions than those who were less depressed and not suicidal. Second, depressive symptoms were strongly related to suicidal thoughts even after controlling for the patients' number of impaired illness systems. Third, cognitive factors versus health factors were shown to influence the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation. These findings emphasize the importance of cognitive biases in geriatric suicidal ideation.

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Presence and Persistence of Sleep-Related Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Psychiatric Inpatients

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000279 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 398-405 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Michael R. Nadorff ◽

Thomas E. Ellis ◽

Jon G. Allen ◽

E. Samuel Winer ◽

Steve Herrera

Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Inpatient Treatment ◽

Improve Method ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Psychiatric Inpatients ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Treatment Termination ◽

Suicidal Patients ◽

The Relationship

Background: Although sleep is an important risk factor for suicidal behavior, research has yet to examine the association between sleep problems and suicidality across the course of inpatient treatment. This study examined the relationship among sleep-related symptoms and suicidal ideation across inpatient treatment. Aims: To examine whether poor sleep at admission longitudinally predicts less improvement in suicidal ideation over the course of treatment. Further, to examine whether suicidal ideation is reduced in patients whose sleep does not improve. Method: The study utilized the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-II, which contains items measuring depressive symptoms, sleep-related symptoms, and suicidal ideation. The study sample consisted of 1,529 adult psychiatric inpatients. Patients were assessed at admission, biweekly, and at treatment termination. Results: Admission fatigue, loss of energy, and change in sleep pattern were associated with higher levels of suicidal ideation at admission and discharge. Fatigue at admission predicted suicidal ideation at termination independent of admission depression and suicidal ideation. Individuals whose sleep did not improve over the course of treatment had significantly higher suicidal ideation scores at termination relative to those whose sleep symptoms improved, after controlling for sleep, depression, and suicidal ideation scores at admission. Conclusion: These findings suggest that persistence of sleep-related symptoms warrants clinical attention in the treatment of suicidal patients.

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Parenting Styles and Suicidal Ideation in Pakistani Adolescents

Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology ◽

10.52053/jpap.v1i2.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 53-61

Author(s):

Naveed Sultan ◽

Zainab Javed

Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Parenting Style ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Partial Correlation ◽

Suicidal Risk ◽

Parental Authority Questionnaire ◽

Age Range ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Risk Scale

Suicide is described as death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die as a result of the behavior. Adolescence is a period of marked risk for suicide. This study was carried out to find out the relationship of parenting style and suicidal ideation of adolescents. A sample of (N= 200) with age range of 13 to 19 years from different schools of Khyber Pakhtun Khwa, Pakistan was selected. Two instruments were used in study: Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), and Suicidal Risk Scale (SRS). Pearson partial correlation was applied to analyze the data. The findings shows permissive mother parenting style is significantly positively correlated with authoritarian mother parenting, permissive father parenting, authoritarian father parenting, and suicidal ideation. Whereas, authoritarian mother parenting style significantly positively correlated with permissive father parenting, authoritarian father parenting, and suicidal ideation. Meanwhile authoritative/flexible mother parenting style is significantly negatively correlated with permissive father parenting, authoritarian father parenting, and suicidal ideation.

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Why do People Overthink? A Longitudinal Investigation of a Meta-Cognitive Model and Uncontrollability of Rumination

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1017/s1352465818000103 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 504-509 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Noboru Matsumoto ◽

Satoshi Mochizuki

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Theoretical Model ◽

Cognitive Therapy ◽

Longitudinal Studies ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Cognitive Model ◽

Causal Analysis ◽

Longitudinal Investigation ◽

The Relationship ◽

Lagged Effect

Background: The meta-cognitive model of rumination is a theoretical model regarding the relationship between rumination and depression. Although meta-cognitive therapy for rumination was established based on this model, insufficient longitudinal studies addressing this model have been conducted. Moreover, the uncontrollability of rumination, suggested to be driven by negative meta-beliefs about rumination, has not been examined using this meta-cognitive model. Aims: We longitudinally examined the meta-cognitive model and its relationship with uncontrollability of rumination and depressive symptoms. Method: Undergraduate students (n = 117) were asked to complete two measurements (with a 6-month gap between them) of positive and negative meta-beliefs about rumination, causal analysis, understanding, uncontrollability of rumination and depression. Results: Cross-lagged effect modelling revealed that positive meta-beliefs predicted high causal analytic rumination. However, the results did not support the causal analytic and understanding aspects of how rumination predicted negative meta-beliefs. Negative meta-beliefs predicted high depressive symptoms, and depressive symptoms predicted high negative meta-beliefs. Negative meta-beliefs predicted high uncontrollability of rumination, whereas uncontrollability of rumination did not predict depressive symptoms. Conclusions: The results partially supported the meta-cognitive model. The prediction of depressive symptoms on negative meta-beliefs suggests that depression-related cognition might be involved in increasing negative meta-beliefs, rather than the repetitive causal analytic and understanding aspects of rumination. In line with meta-cognitive therapy, negative meta-beliefs could be a target for treating depression.

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Prevalence and Associated Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900015467 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 12 (10) ◽

pp. 771-778 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Albina Rodrigues Torres ◽

Ana Teresa de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira ◽

Ricardo Cezar Torresan ◽

Mariana de Souza Domingues ◽

Ana Carolina R. Hercos ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Beck Depression Inventory ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Worth Living ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Suicidal Thoughts ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Suicidal Plans

ABSTRACTIntroductionPatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have historically been considered at low risk for suicide, but recent studies are controversial.ObjectiveTo study the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts in OCD patients and to compare those with and without suicidality according to demographic and clinical variables.MethodsFifty outpatients with primary OCD (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) from a Brazilian public university were evaluated. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) was used to assess OCD severity, the Beck Depression Inventory to evaluate depressive symptoms and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to assess alcohol problems.ResultsAll patients had obsessions and compulsions, 64% a chronic fluctuating course and 62% a minimum Y-BOCS score of 16. Half of the patients presented relevant depressive symptoms, but only three had a history of alcohol problems. Seventy percent reported having already thought that life was not worth living, 56% had wished to be dead, 46% had suicidal ideation, 20% had made suicidal plans, and 10% had already attempted suicide. Current suicidal ideation occurred in 14% of the sample and was significantly associated with a Y-BOCS score ≥16. Previous suicidal thoughts were associated with a Beck Depression Inventory score ≥19.ConclusionSuicidality has been underestimated in OCD and should be investigated in every patient, so that appropriate preventive measures can be taken.

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Relationship between Suicidal Ideation and Cognitive Distortion Among Undergraduates

Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH) ◽

10.47405/mjssh.v5i9.474 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 30-38

Author(s):

Tan Yao Xiong ◽

Amalia Madihie ◽

Jamayah Saili ◽

Mohamad Azhari Abu Bakar ◽

Rizal Abu Bakar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Cognitive Distortion ◽

Future Research ◽

Suicidal Thoughts ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Study Results ◽

Career Advice ◽

The Relationship

Suicide has become a debilitating issue. Although it is a preventable condition but failure to understand the thinking pattern could significantly dampen the effort to avert it. Despite being an important issue, there is still a lack of study centralising into the thinking pattern when suicidal thoughts are mooted in. Due to this gap, this study was set to examine the relationship between cognitive distortion and suicidal ideation. Using purposive sampling 414 students whose were seeking career advice were recruited to participate in this study. Results indicated that there was a significant relationship between cognitive distortion and suicidal ideation. Using multiple regression, the finding showed that out of 10 thinking patterns, overgeneralisation contributes the most to the suicidal thoughts. These findings will help professionals to understand better the nature of suicidal ideation and assist them in providing better services and alleviating its symptoms. This study also discussed the limitations and the directions for future research.

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Alone but not lonely: The relationship between COVID-19 social factors, loneliness, depression, and suicidal ideation

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0261867 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (12) ◽

pp. e0261867

Author(s):

Ana Rabasco ◽

Vincent Corcoran ◽

Margaret Andover

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Social Factors ◽

Emotional Support ◽

Social Contact ◽

Online Support ◽

Social Connection ◽

Social Distancing ◽

The Relationship

Objective Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been concerns that social distancing may negatively impact mental health, particularly with regards to loneliness, depressive symptoms, and suicidality. The current study explored how aspects of social distancing, communication, and online support from October 2020 to December 2020 related to loneliness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. Method Participants (n = 216) who self-identified as having mental health diagnoses were recruited and completed questionnaires online. Results Findings showed that COVID-19 related social contact, particularly electronic social contact, is associated with decreased loneliness, suicidal ideation, and depression. Online emotional support was significantly associated with decreased loneliness and depressive symptoms. Social distancing practices were not associated with increased loneliness, suicidal ideation, and depression. Conclusions Our findings underscore the importance of leveraging electronic methods of social connection, especially among individuals who are at risk for suicide or depression.

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