New onset and remission of suicidal ideation among a depressed adult sample.
BACKGROUND: Previous research has demonstrated that suicidal ideation often predicts suicide completion. METHODS: The present study examined clinical and phenomenological variables associated with the presence, development and remission of suicidal ideation among depressed adults. The sample (n = 81) was derived from subjects enrolled in the Duke Clinical Research Center for the Study of Depression in Late Life. RESULTS: Greater pessimistic thinking at baseline predicted the development of suicidal ideation one year later and the older a person was when he or she first experienced depression, the more likely he or she was to report remission from suicidal ideation one year following onset. LIMITATIONS: Longitudinal analyses were based on relatively small samples. Variables that were not significant in these analyses might be in a larger sample. CONCLUSIONS: The longitudinal design of this study mitigates limitations associated with cross-sectional or retrospective designs and advances our understanding of a clinical profile associated with the development and remission of suicidal thoughts.
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- Suicide, Attempted
- Risk Assessment
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- Psychiatry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Longitudinal Studies
- Humans
- Female
- Disease Progression
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Suicide, Attempted
- Risk Assessment
- Recurrence
- Psychiatry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Longitudinal Studies
- Humans
- Female
- Disease Progression