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Suicidality and Psychosis: Beyond Depression and Hopelessness
Author(s) -
Warman Debbie M.,
Forman Evan M.,
Henriques Gregg R.,
Brown Gregory K.,
Beck Aaron T.
Publication year - 2004
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.34.1.77.27775
Subject(s) - psychosis , psychiatry , suicidal ideation , suicide prevention , psychology , depression (economics) , poison control , clinical psychology , suicide attempt , injury prevention , psychotic depression , substance abuse , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
The present study examined recent suicide attempters with and without psychotic disorders in order to understand factors that contribute to suicide ideation during and following the suicide attempt. Patients with psychotic disorders endorsed higher levels of suicide ideation than patients without psychotic disorders. Even when depression, hopelessness, substance abuse, and social problem solving were controlled for, there was a significant association between psychotic disorder and suicide ideation. During the follow‐up period, patients with psychotic disorders subsequently attempted suicide at a significantly higher rate than patients without psychotic disorders. The clinical relevance of these findings is discussed.