TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - I can stomach that! Fearlessness about death predicts attenuated facial electromyography activity in response to death-related images
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Velkoff, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Forrest, Lauren N.
A1  - Dodd, Dorian R.
A1  - Smith, April R.
SP  - 313
EP  - 322
VL  - 46
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE measures of suicide risk can convey life-saving information to clinicians, but few such measures exist. This study examined an objective measure of fearlessness about death (FAD), testing whether FAD relates to self-reported and physiological aversion to death. Females (n = 87) reported FAD and disgust sensitivity, and facial electromyography was used to measure physiological facial responses consistent with disgust while viewing death-related images. FAD predicted attenuated expression of physiological death aversion, even when controlling for self-reported death-related disgust sensitivity. Diminished physiological aversion to death-related stimuli holds promise as an objective measure of FAD and suicide risk.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12194
ID  - ref1
ER  -