While much of the research on prediction of suicidal behaviour has concentrated on demographic factors, little is known about the psychological variables that precede the suicidal act.
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While much of the research on prediction of suicidal behaviour has concentrated on demographic factors, little is known about the psychological variables that precede the suicidal act.
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- Personality and psychopathology in an impulsive aggressive college sample (2005) · doi
The literature regarding the psychopathology associated with impulsive aggression is relatively sparse and strongly emphasizes DSM-IV-TR [APA, 2000] Axis II personality disorders, although some comorbidity with Axis I clinical disorders has been reported.
Keywords: axis disorders literature regarding psychopathology associated impulsive aggression relatively sparse strongly emphasizes personality comorbidity clinical - A preliminary assessment of the link between anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns and suicidal thoughts through dissociative symptoms (2021) · doi
While the direct association between AS subfactors and suicide risk have been explored, little is known about how specific mechanisms, such as dissociation, might explain this relationship.
Keywords: direct association subfactors suicide risk explored little known specific mechanisms dissociation explain relationship - Psychological predictors of future suicidal behaviour in hospitalized suicide attempters (1988) · doi
While much of the research on prediction of suicidal behaviour has concentrated on demographic factors, little is known about the psychological variables that precede the suicidal act.
Keywords: suicidal prediction behaviour concentrated demographic factors little known psychological variables precede - Risk Factors for Suicide Completion in Major Depression: A Case-Control Study of Impulsive and Aggressive Behaviors in Men (2005) · doi
Impulsive and aggressive behaviors have been proposed as risk factors for suicide, but it remains unclear whether their effect on the risk of suicide is at least partly explained by axis I disorders commonly associated with suicide, such as major depression.
Keywords: suicide risk impulsive aggressive behaviors proposed factors remains unclear whether effect least partly explained axis
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