Citation

Palmier-Claus JE, Taylor PJ, Ainsworth J, Machin M, Dunn G, Lewis SW. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2014; 44(1): 101-110.

Affiliation

Division of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychological Science, the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12064

PMID

24261643

Abstract

The relationship between psychotic symptoms and self-injurious thoughts (SITs) remains unclear. The short-term temporal associations between psychotic symptoms and SITs were explored. A sample of 36 people with a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder or at-risk mental state completed mobile phone-based measures at multiple times each day for 1 week. Clustered regression with time-lagged variables supported a relationship between paranoia and subsequent SITs. Hallucinations did not predict these thoughts when controlling for paranoia. The role of specific psychotic symptoms in triggering SITs is highlighted and the importance of considering these factors in risk management is discussed.

Language: en