Citation

Fulginiti A, Pahwa R, Frey LM. Int. J. Ment. Health 2019; 48(3): 197-216.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, M.E. Sharpe)

DOI

10.1080/00207411.2019.1664259

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Promoting disclosure about one's suicidal thoughts is promising for risk management and recovery; however, almost nothing is known about it in India. In a sample of 25 adults with serious mental illness (Level 2) who nominated 333 social network members (Level 1), we adopted a multilevel perspective to assess patterns and correlates of disclosure. Most people had disclosed (72%; n = 18) or were intent on doing so (92%; n = 23). However, only 17% (n = 58) of network members were identified as prior confidants and 20% (n = 64) as intended confidants. Multilevel modeling results showed that relational factors and not individual factors were linked to disclosure intent. Network members who were prior confidants, emotionally close, and sources of social support were appealing as future confidants. This highlights the potential utility of network-based safety planning wherein these discerning attributes are used to efficiently recruit would-be confidants for training. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; India; social network; Disclosure; suicidal communication