TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Cognitive inflexibility as a prospective predictor of suicidal ideation among young adults with a suicide attempt history
JO  - Depression and anxiety
A1  - Miranda, Regina
A1  - Gallagher, Michelle
A1  - Bauchner, Brett
A1  - Vaysman, Renata
A1  - Marroquín, Brett
SP  - 180
EP  - 186
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - Background: Previous studies suggest that people attempt suicide because they are cognitively inflexible, but past research suggesting a link between cognitive inflexibility and suicidal thoughts and behavior has been limited by cross-sectional designs. This study examined whether cognitive inflexibility differentially and prospectively predicted suicidal ideation among young adults with and without a history of a suicide attempt. Methods: A sample of 45 young adults with (n = 13) or without (n = 32) a suicide attempt history completed the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), a diagnostic interview, and self-report measures of hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation, and were followed up 6 months later to reassess suicidal ideation. Results: Cognitive inflexibility, as measured by perseverative errors on the WCST, predicted suicidal ideation at 6-month follow-up, among suicide attempters, but not among nonattempters, adjusting for the presence of a baseline mood or anxiety diagnosis, hopelessness, and baseline suicidal ideation. Conclusions: Cognitive inflexibility may increase vulnerability to suicidal ideation over time among individuals with a previous suicide attempt history. Implications for interventions with suicide attempters are discussed. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-7, 2011.  © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1091-4269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20915
ID  - ref1
ER  -