TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The relationship between mood instability and suicidal thoughts
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Bowen, Rudy Cecil
A1  - Balbuena, Lloyd
A1  - Peters, Evyn M.
A1  - Leuschen-Mewis, Carla
A1  - Baetz, Marilyn
SP  - 161
EP  - 171
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine whether affective instability predicts suicidal thoughts. <br><br>METHOD: Data from a Dutch panel study (N = 1686) was used. Affective instability was assessed with 7 items representing suddenly shifting moods. Suicidal thoughts were assessed by the occurrence of suicidal thoughts in the past week. Negative affect was indexed by anxious, depressed and angry moods extracted by factor analysis. Odds ratios using logistic regression modeling were calculated, adjusting for clinical and demographic variables. <br><br>RESULTS: Males (OR: 1.14; 95% CI: 1.02-1.28) and females (OR: 1.11; 95% CI: 1.00-1.23) were more likely to experience suicidal thinking with higher affective instability. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Affective instability and negative affect independently predict suicidal thoughts. Affective instability requires more attention in the assessment of suicide risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2015.1004474
ID  - ref1
ER  -