Citation

Mrnak-Meyer J, Tate SR, Tripp JC, Worley MJ, Jajodia A, McQuaid JR. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(5): 532-542.

Affiliation

Jennifer Mrnak-Meyer, Susan R. Tate, Jessica C. Tripp, and Archana Jajodia, VA San Diego Healthcare System and University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; Matthew J. Worley, San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, CA, USA; John R. Mcquaid, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00051.x

PMID

21815915

Abstract

This study examined whether widely accepted suicide risk factors are useful in predicting suicide-related hospitalization, beyond history of a suicide attempt, in high-risk treatment-seeking veterans with depression and substance dependence. Negative mood regulation expectancies were the only significant predictor of hospitalization during 6-months of outpatient treatment. History of a suicide attempt was the only significant predictor of hospitalization during the one-year follow-up period. Results suggest that within high-risk populations, standard suicide risk factors may not identify individuals who will engage in suicidal behaviors resulting in hospitalization. Assessing negative mood regulation expectations may assist in identifying those most at risk.

Language: en