Citation

King JD, Horton SE, Hughes JL, Eaddy M, Kennard BD, Emslie GJ, Stewart SM. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2018; 48(3): 294-304.

Affiliation

Children's Health Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12352

PMID

28370278

Abstract

This study investigated change in suicide risk in the framework of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Fifty-four adolescents completed measures of interpersonal needs, acquired capability, depressive symptoms, and suicide risk at entry and exit from treatment. There was a significant drop following treatment in unmet interpersonal needs but not in acquired capability, consistent with the theory. Both change in the interaction between interpersonal needs and in depressive symptoms contributed unique prediction to change in suicide risk. These findings extend the research in understanding changes in suicide risk and inform treatment by suggesting cognitive targets for intervention.

© 2017 The American Association of Suicidology.

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