title: Four studies on how past and current suicidality relate even when "everything but the kitchen sink" is covaried.
abstract: T. E. Joiner's (2004, in press) theory of suicidal behavior suggests that past suicidal behavior plays an important role in future suicidality. However, the mechanism by which this risk is transferred and the causal implications have not been well studied. The current study provides evaluation of the nature and limits of this relationship across 4 populations, with varying degrees of suicidal behavior. Across settings, age groups, and impairment levels, the association between past suicidal behavior and current suicidal symptoms held, even when controlling for strong covariates like hopelessness and symptoms of various Axis I and II syndromes. Results provide additional support for the importance of past suicidality as a substantive risk factor for later suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA. joiner@psy.fsu.edu
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Joiner
authors.forename: Yeates
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Conwell
authors.forename: Kathleen Kara
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Tracy K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: Norman B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Marcelo T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Berlim
authors.forename: Marcelo P A
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fleck
authors.forename: M David
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rudd
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data