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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"suicide attempts"”.
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Parental Response to the Suicide Attempts of Adolescents: A Narrative Analysis
A lack of long-term care facilities in the community, poor quality of services in the existing residential facilities, and the professionals' exclusive focus on adolescents and neglect of families in intervention were some of the concerns discussed by parents. Family-focused interventions and group …
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Peer and Media Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
… and poses a major risk for attempting suicide. Research has shown that peer and media exposure to NSSI and suicide are both related to engagement in these dangerous behaviors. Our study examined the relationship between specific types of exposure to NSSI and suicide and engagement in …
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Assessing the Interpersonal Dynamics Associated with Serious Suicide Attempts: The Concept of Problem Irresolvability
Suicide represents a significant threat to a large number of individuals each year. This study sought to create an adult version of an adolescent suicide prediction instrument created by Orbach and colleagues (Subject Experience of Problem Irresolvability, 1999). An additional objective was to …
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Assessing the Interpersonal Dynamics Associated with Serious Suicide Attempts: The Concept of Problem Irresolvability
Suicide represents a significant threat to a large number of individuals each year. This study sought to create an adult version of an adolescent suicide prediction instrument created by Orbach and colleagues (Subject Experience of Problem Irresolvability, 1999). An additional objective was to …
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Risk Assessment in Corrections: An Analysis of Variables Related to Suicide Attempts and Self-Mutilation
<p>Suicide and self-mutilation risk assessment is a complicated process, especially within a correctional setting. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 50% of incarcerated individuals have a mental health illness, further reinforcing the need for concise, evidence-based risk …
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How Unreliable are adult-reported suicide attempts? An examination of correlates and underlying causal mechanisms of discordant reporting over time
The challenge of capturing suicide attempts in the population, plague its examination. The reliability of adult-reported lifetime suicide attempts had not been rigorously explored prior to this work, and therefore estimates have remained largely unchallenged. This dissertation explicitly sought to …
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Health among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning Teens in Hawai‘i: The Role of Social Support in Reducing Problematic Alcohol Use and Suicide Attempts
… cigarette smoking, current alcohol use and suicide attempt in the past 12 months among SMY compared to their heterosexual counterparts. There were significant differences in risk behaviors by sex, and operational definition of sexual orientation. Self-identification as SMY and sexual …
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Examining the Moderating Role of Promotive Factors on the Relationship Between Bullying Victimization and Suicidal Behavior
… behavior, including suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Implementing interventions and supports for youth involved in bullying has the ability to decrease risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.</p> <p>Previous literature supports that those involved in bullying are at an …
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Causes of attempted suicide in Ohangwena region: A social work exploration
Suicide has become a major public concern in Namibia, particularly in Ohangwena region. This study investigated the causes of suicide in the Ohangwena region by exploring the causes of attempted suicide in the region. A qualitative approach was utilized. Data were gathered through semi-structured …
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Prediction by Insomnia to Treatment Outcomes in an Adolescent Suicide Management Program
… is the symptom most strongly associated with suicide-related thoughts and behaviors in adolescents and young adults with diverse diagnoses, even after adjusting for psychiatric conditions like depression (Goldstein, 2008). However, there is little empirical evidence that demonstrates …
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Mental Health Trends Among African American High School Students
… sadness/hopelessness, suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among African American high school students; (2) explores gender differences; and (3) compares these patterns to national averages to assess disparities. This secondary analysis used six waves of the National …
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Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Black College Students: Examining the Impact of Distress Tolerance and Social Support on Suicidality
… distress tolerance would report higher levels of suicide ideation; (2) individuals with high levels of distress tolerance would report greater suicide attempts; (3) social support would moderate the relationship between distress tolerance and suicide ideation; (4) social support would moderate the …
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Prehospital care providers' decision to transport the patient with a suicide attempt refusing care in the Cape Town Metropole, Western Cape: A survey based on the Mental Healthcare Act of 2002
… The transportation of patients presenting with a suicide attempt who have not yet been formally assessed for involuntary admission poses a particular problem. Aim: To determine the knowledge of prehospital providers with respect to the transport of patients presenting with suicide attempts and the …
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Brains, genes and environment of suicide attempters
… or biological abnormalities that predispose to suicide or identifies specific vulnerabilities, may one day improve allocation of resources or help tailor treatment to the patient. Paper I: We compared the predictive value of symptom-oriented questions against direct questions about suicidality …
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The Role of Pain Persistence in the Association Between Negative Urgency and Suicidal Behavior
… repeated PPEs may increase the capability for suicide by changing how one responds to pain, thereby increasing their pain persistence (Anestis et al., 2014a). Thus, the present thesis project sought to examine the role of pain persistence in the association between NU and suicide attempts</p> …
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Characteristics of Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Adolescents Who Attempted Suicide
<p><em>Problem.</em> Hispanic adolescent suicide attempts appear to have been understudied, while suicidal behavior continues to be a concern as a youthful phenomenon. The present study sought to contribute to the understanding of Hispanic youth suicide and its association with acculturation, …
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Predictors of adherence with follow-up subsequent to a suicide attempt
Suicide attempts are associated with an increased risk of repeat attempts, completed suicide, chronic psychiatric symptoms, and ongoing psychosocial difficulties. Data is lacking in several areas in the field of suicide prevention and it is vital that clinicians identify factors that increase …
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A Descriptive Multiple Case Study of Caucasian Female Suicide Attempters: Risk and Protective Factors
<p>Problem</p> <p>Suicide is a problem globally and in the United States. Suicide rates for youth have remained particularly high. Caucasian men complete more suicidal acts than women, but women are more frequent suicide attempters. To gain information about the phenomenon of female suicide …
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A Description of Pre-Adolescent Suicidal Ideation by Mental Health Professionals in Washington State
… the major contributors to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in preadolescent children as described by health professionals in Washington state. Interview participants, made up of mental health therapists in private and public practice, emergency room personnel, school psychiatrists, and …
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