Autobiographical memory and suicide attempts in schizophrenia.
According to the cry of pain model of suicidal behavior, an over-general autobiographical memory function is often found in suicide attempters. The model has received empirical support in several studies, mainly of depressed patients. The present study investigated whether deficits in autobiographical memory may be associated with an increased frequency of suicide attempts in patients with schizophrenia. We found support for our hypothesis that patients with schizophrenia and previous suicide attempts have an over-generalized autobiographical memory compared to patients with schizophrenia without previous suicide attempts. Adjustment for sociodemographic and clinical variables did not change the results.
Pettersen
Kenneth
K
National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
Rydningen
Nora Nord
NN
Christensen
Tore Buer
TB
Walby
Fredrik A
FA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009664:Norway; D012559:Schizophrenia; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult