TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Suicide attempts and impulsivity
JO  - European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
A1  - Baca-Garcia, Enrique
A1  - Diaz-Sastre, Carmen
A1  - Garcia Resa, Eloy
A1  - Blasco, Hilario
A1  - Braquehais Conesa, Dolores
A1  - Oquendo, Maria A.
A1  - Saiz-Ruiz, Jeronimo
A1  - De Leon, Jose
SP  - 152
EP  - 156
VL  - 255
IS  - 2
N2  - Impulsivity in suicidal behavior can describe the attempt (state) or the attempter (trait). There are no studies simultaneously measuring attempt impulsivity and attempter impulsivity in representative samples of suicide attempts. A one-year study of 278 suicide attempts in a general hospital tested the continuous versus dichotomous relationship between attempter impulsivity (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale) and attempt impulsivity (low scores in the planning subscale of Beck's Suicidal Intent Scale). Attempter impulsivity was not a good predictor of attempt impulsivity independently of how both dimensions were measured (continuous or dichotomous ways). Impulsive attempts were associated with low lethality and lack of depression. Opportunities for prevention of suicide attempts in major depression and some personality traits may exist but require attentive monitoring of suicidal ideation and intent.
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SN  - 0940-1334
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-004-0549-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -