Hopelessness Mediates the Relation between Insomnia and Suicidal Ideation
Author(s) -
Julie A. Woosley,
Kenneth L. Lichstein,
Daniel J. Taylor,
Brant W. Riedel,
Andrew Bush
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.4208
Subject(s) - memphis , suicidal ideation , depression (economics) , insomnia , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychoanalysis , suicide prevention , poison control , botany , environmental health , macroeconomics , economics , biology
A growing body of literature indicates that insomnia is related to suicidality. However, the mechanism through which insomnia correlates with suicide risk is unclear. The goal of the present research was to determine whether hopelessness, a robust predictor of suicidality, mediates the relation between insomnia and suicidal ideation (SI).
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