The role of stressful life events preceding death by suicide: Evidence from two samples of suicide decedents
| Autor: | Thomas E. Joiner, Caroline Silva, Christopher R. Hagan, Carol Chu, Jessica D. Ribeiro, Jennifer L. Hames, Matthew S. Michaels, Edward A. Selby, Jennifer M. Buchman-Schmitt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Population Prison Article Life Change Events Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors medicine Humans Psychiatry education Biological Psychiatry Aged media_common Prison population education.field_of_study Suicide attempt Prisoners Stressor Life events Middle Aged 030227 psychiatry Suicide Psychiatry and Mental health Suicide methods Suicidal behavior Regression Analysis Female Psychology Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Psychiatry Research. 256:345-352 |
| ISSN: | 0165-1781 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.078 |
| Popis: | Stressful life events (SLEs) are associated with increased risk for suicidal behavior. Less is known regarding the intensity of SLEs and how this may vary as a function of suicide attempt history. As a large percentage of suicide decedents do not have a history of suicidal behavior, SLEs precipitating suicide may help characterize suicidality in this understudied population. This paper examines the intensity, number, and accumulation of SLEs preceding death by suicide among decedents with varying suicide attempt histories. Suicide attempts, SLEs, and suicide methods were examined in two samples: 62 prison-based and 117 community-based suicide decedents. Regression was used to compare the level of stressor precipitating death by suicide in decedents who died on a first attempt versus multiple previous attempts. A non-significant trend was observed in the prison population which was supported by significant findings in the community-based sample. Decedents who died on a first attempt experienced a stressor of a lower magnitude when compared to decedents with multiple previous suicide attempts. We discuss the implications of these findings in relation to the stress-diathesis model for suicide. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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