TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Coping and suicide risk in high risk psychiatric patients
JO  - Journal of mental health
A1  - Ambrus, Livia
A1  - Sunnqvist, Charlotta
A1  - Asp, Marie
A1  - Westling, Sofie
A1  - Westrin, Asa
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: A dysfunctional use of coping strategies has repeatedly been linked to suicidal behaviour in non-psychiatric populations. However, data regarding association between coping strategies and suicidal behaviour in psychiatric populations are limited. AIMS: The aim of the study was to investigate the possible relationship between self-reported suicide risk, suicidal ideation and coping strategies in three psychiatric cohorts. <br><br>METHOD: Three cohorts of psychiatric patients were involved in the study; recent suicide attempters (n = 55), suicide attempters at follow-up 12 years after a suicide attempt (n = 38) and patients with ongoing depression without attempted suicide (n = 72). Patients filled in the self-rating version of The Suicide Assessment Scale (SUAS-S) from which items no. 17-20 addressing current suicidal ideation were extracted. To investigate coping strategies, the Coping Orientation of Problem Experience Inventory (COPE) was used. <br><br>RESULTS: In all cohorts, regression analyses showed that only avoidant coping was significantly correlated with the scores of SUAS-S adjusted for covariates. The items no. 17-20 correlated significantly to avoidant coping but not with other coping strategies in all cohorts. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that among coping strategies only avoidant coping may be associated with suicide risk in psychiatric patients independently of history of attempted suicide.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0963-8237
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1417547
ID  - ref1
ER  -