Citation

Joiner TE, Steer RA, Brown G, Beck AT, Pettit JW, Rudd MD. Behav. Res. Ther. 2003; 41(12): 1469-1480.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA. joiner@psy.fsu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14583414

Abstract

Among 440 psychiatric outpatients with current suicidal ideation, we examined the empirical distinction between the "plans" vs. "desire" dimensions of suicidality, focusing for conceptual and empirical reasons on a worst-point assessment strategy. Factor analyses were consistent with the distinction, but more importantly, among the current ideators included in this study, the worst-point "plans" dimension was the only predictor significantly related to both of two important indices, history of past attempt and eventual suicide. These findings bear on the trajectory of suicidal behavior over time, as well as inform the clinical assessment of suicidal patients.

Language: en