Citation

McSwain S, Lester D, Gunn JF. Psychol. Rep. 2012; 111(1): 186-188.

Affiliation

Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205-9441, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23045860

Abstract

The presence of 10 warning signs for suicide proposed by the American Association of Suicidology was compared in 215 postings on a suicide forum and 94 postings on a self-injury forum. The suicide forum postings received a higher score on the 10 signs than the self-injury forum postings, and significant differences were found for 6 of the 10 signs: suicidal ideation, purposelessness, trapped, hopelessness, withdrawal, and, in the reverse direction, recklessness. Overall, the findings support the usefulness of the warning signs in identifying suicidal individuals.

Language: en