title: Capable of suicide: a functional model of the acquired capability component of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide.
abstract: A functional model of the acquired capability for suicide, a component of Joiner's (2005) Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide, is presented. A component of Joiner's (2005) Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide a functional model of the acquired capability for suicide is presented. The model integrates the points discussed by Joiner into a unified and specific conceptualization of acquired capability. Several points are elaborated on, such as the interaction between specific diatheses with life events, the role of short-term bolstering of the capability for suicide, and how contextual factors moderate the experience of painful and provocative life events; thereby leading to fearlessness and pain insensitivity to the actions and ideas involved in suicide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Phillip N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Kelly C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Cukrowicz
mesh_terms: D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*