An investigation of emotional upset in suicide ideation.
The Suicide Upsetness Assessment (SUA) was used to measure the phenomenological experience of emotional upset during active states of suicidal ideation. Forty-nine inpatients with a history of suicide-related behaviors at a Midwestern inpatient psychiatric hospital completed a battery of assessments during their inpatient hospital stay. After reviewing theories regarding suicidality by the research team, 6 separate categories related to suicidal ideation were created, which were then subdivided into groups. Chi-Square and Fisher Exact Tests provided information regarding characteristics of emotional upset most often associated with such suicide-related behaviors as frequency and lethality of past attempts. Emotional upset is a heterogeneous construct in suicidal individuals, the properties of which may provide for a more thorough risk assessment.
O'Connor
Stephen S
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The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. 77oconnor@cardinalmail.cua.edu
Jobes
David A
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Lineberry
Timothy W
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Michael Bostwick
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D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data