TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Describing and measuring the pathway to suicide attempts: a preliminary study
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Millner, Alexander J.
A1  - Lee, Michael D.
A1  - Nock, Matthew K.
SP  - 353
EP  - 369
VL  - 47
IS  - 3
N2  - To die by suicide, one must think about suicide, make a plan, and then carry it out. Prior research has examined the presence and predictors of these outcomes; however, virtually no studies have characterized how these steps unfold along the pathway to suicide. A novel instrument was administered to 30 recent suicide attempters. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that although the median onset for suicidal ideation occurs 1 to 5 years prior to attempting, the median for 6 of the 10 steps measured was within 6 hours of attempting. Overall, 86.5% of proximal planning steps took place within 1 week of attempting and 66.6% occurred within 12 hours.<br><br>© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12284
ID  - ref1
ER  -