Citation

Tucker RP, Crowley KJ, Davidson CL, Gutierrez PM. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2015; 45(6): 679-689.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12161

PMID

25858332

Abstract

Research investigating suicide attempts and deaths by suicide has yielded many specific risk factors and warning signs for future suicidal behaviors. Yet, even though these variables are each valuable for suicide prevention efforts, they may be limited in their applicability to clinical practice. The differences among risk factors, warning signs, and "drivers," which are person-specific variables that lead individuals to desire death by suicide, are highlighted. The scarce evidence on drivers is described and specific recommendations for conducting future drivers-focused research and targeting them in clinical practice are suggested.

Language: en