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The Association of Irritability and Impulsivity with Suicidal Ideation Among 15‐ to 20‐year‐old Males
Author(s) -
Conner Kenneth R.,
Meldrum Sean,
Wieczorek William F.,
Duberstein Paul R.,
Welte John W.
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.34.4.363.53745
Subject(s) - impulsivity , irritability , suicidal ideation , psychology , aggression , clinical psychology , association (psychology) , psychiatry , ideation , poison control , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , medicine , anxiety , medical emergency , psychotherapist , cognitive science
Information on the association of impulsivity and measures of aggression with suicidal ideation in adolescents and young adults is limited. Data were gathered from a community sample of 625 adolescent and young adult males. Analyses were based on multivariate generalized estimating equations. Impulsivity and irritability were associated strongly with suicidal ideation after accounting for alcohol dependence and other aggression‐related constructs including psychopathy. Given that irritable, impulsive adolescent males appear to contemplate suicidal behavior, their heightened suicide risk may be anticipated and mitigated.