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A Review of “Suicidal Intent” Within the Existing Suicide Literature
Author(s) -
Hasley Joseph P.,
Ghosh Biswadip,
Huggins Joseph,
Bell Missy R.,
Adler Lawrence E.,
Shroyer A. Laurie W.
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1521/suli.2008.38.5.576
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , psychology , nomological network , suicide methods , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , suicide rates , scale (ratio) , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
The results of a systematic literature review that investigated suicide intent are presented. Of the 44 relevant articles identified, 17 investigated the relationships between various suicide risk factors and suicide intent and 25 publications investigated the relationships between suicide intent and various suicide outcomes. Despite recent advancements in the definition and nomological validity of suicide intent, a high degree of variability in the empirical measurement and analysis of suicide intent was found. Such variability limits future research related to measuring suicidal risk and outcomes, reporting suicide intent, or the meaningful comparison of diagnostic approaches or treatments across multiple studies.