TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - How common is recent denial of suicidal ideation among ideators, attempters, and suicide decedents? A literature review
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Obegi, Joseph H.
SP  - 92
EP  - 95
VL  - 72
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.07.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -