@article{ref1,
title="Psychache predicts suicide attempter status change in students starting university",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2020",
author="Lambert, Christine E. and Troister, Talia and Ramadan, Zeinab and Montemarano, Vanessa and Fekken, G. Cynthia and Holden, Ronald R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Unlike many investigations that focus on suicide ideation rather than suicidal behavior, the present research evaluates the merit and relative efficacy of psychache (i.e., unbearable mental pain) for predicting self-reported suicide attempts among university students who are starting university. <br><br>METHOD: A sample of 516 elevated-risk undergraduates was assessed during the first three weeks of starting university and, again, 10 weeks later. <br><br>RESULTS: Psychache and depression, but not hopelessness, could predict change in suicide attempter status. When measures of psychache, depression, and hopelessness were considered simultaneously, only psychache provided significant, unique predictive power. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings are interpreted as supporting Shneidman's model whereby psychache is seen as the cause of suicide.<br><br>© 2020 The American Association of Suicidology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12624",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12624"
}