@article{ref1,
title="How common is recent denial of suicidal ideation among ideators, attempters, and suicide decedents? A literature review",
journal="General hospital psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="Obegi, Joseph H.",
volume="72",
number="",
pages="92-95",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: It is sometimes stated that most people who die by suicide deny suicidal thoughts before their deaths. This narrative review examines the empirical basis for this assertion. <br><br>METHODS: Studies from 2000 to 2021 that examined the prevalence of the denial of suicidal thoughts among ideators in general, denial before suicide, and denial before and immediately after a suicide attempt were reviewed. Twenty-two papers met the inclusion criteria. <br><br>RESULTS: About 50% of ideators denied suicidal ideation (SI) during interviews. In addition, about half of decedents denied SI in the previous week or month before suicide, whereas about 30% denied SI in the previous week or month before a suicide attempt. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The denial of SI among ideators, attempters, and suicide decedents is an alarmingly common occurrence. <br><br>FINDINGS support the clinical wisdom that denial of SI is, by itself, an inadequate indicator of suicide risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-8343",
doi="10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.07.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.07.009"
}