Citation

Teismann T, Brailovskaia J, Siegmann P, Nyhuis P, Wolter M, Willutzki U. Psychiatry Res. 2017; 260: 343-345.

Affiliation

Department for Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2017.11.085

PMID

29232575

Abstract

Positive and negative mental health are independent but correlated concepts. Yet, it is unknown whether positive mental health does co-occur with suicide ideation. The present study aimed to determine the proportion of patients who have positive mental health as well as suicide ideation. Inpatients (N=100) and outpatients (N=182) completed self-report measures of positive mental health, suicide ideation and lifetime suicide attempts. Eleven outpatients (6%) and ten inpatients (10%) with suicide ideation reported moderate to high levels of positive mental health. Lifetime suicide attempts were less likely in inpatients who suffered from suicide ideation in the presence of positive mental health. Positive mental health does co-occur with suicide ideation and should be considered as a protective factor in suicide risk assessments.

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Language: en

Keywords

Positive mental health; Suicide attempts; Suicide ideation