Citation

Pollock LR, Williams JM. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2001; 31(4): 386-396.

Affiliation

Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom. leslie.pollock@powys_tr.wales.nhs.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11775714

Abstract

The relationship between over-general autobiographical memory and interpersonal problem solving was investigated by comparing a group of suicide attempters with a nonsuicidal psychiatric control group and a normal control group. Results showed that suicide attempters were more over-general in memory and displayed significantly poorer problem solving than the other two groups. Furthermore, suicide attempters who were more over-general displayed greater deficits in problem solving. It was concluded that effective problem solving in suicide attempters depends on specific autobiographical recall.