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Cognitive Aspects of Suicidal Behavior
Author(s) -
Bedrosian Richard C.,
Beck Aaron T.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1979.tb00433.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , suicide ideation , depression (economics) , ideation , suicide prevention , cognition , suicide attempt , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics , cognitive science
Recent efforts to quantify various aspects of suicide ideation are described. The Suicide Intent Scale, Hopelessness Scale, and the Scale for Suicide Ideation all assess components of the individual's suicidal ruminations. Hopelessness seems to account for the bulk of the relationship between depression and suicidal intent. The Scale for Suicide Ideation seems to show promise as a predictive instrument, as a dependent variable in research on treatment efficacy, and as a tool for clinical assessment of suicide potential. Implications for further research and clinical practice are discussed.