%0 Journal Article
%T Is perceived burdensomeness present in the lives of famous suicides? A lack of  support for the interpersonal theory of suicide
%J Death studies
%D 2022
%A Lester, David
%A Gunn, John F. 3rd
%V 46
%N 8
%P 1801-1806
%X The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS) proposes that suicide is the result of  three constructs: perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belonging, and the acquired  capability for suicide. To explore the presence of these constructs in suicides, two  raters read 72 summaries of biographies of famous suicide for the extent to which  each construct was present. Only 11 of the 72 (15.3%) suicides were judged to have  perceived burdensomeness compared to 65 (90.3%) and 48 (66.7%) for thwarted  belonging and the acquired capability, respectively, indicating that a sense of  burdensomeness is not commonly found in suicides.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0748-1187
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1863521