title: Cognition and suicide: a methodological review.
abstract: This article reviews the literature related to studies measuring various cognitive properties in suicidal patients. It provides a structural framework with which to classify the studies, and employs the categories of suicidal logic, cognitive style, social cognition, and cognitive control. The methodological issues discussed include: sample characteristics, operational definitions of suicidal behaviors, use of appropriate control groups, and the temporal nature of assessment. Improvements in experimental design are suggested for use in future research.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008128:Logic; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D012107:Research Design; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology