A controlled examination of acute warning signs for suicide attempts among hospitalized patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Near-term risk factors for suicidal behavior, referred to as 'warning signs' (WS), distinguish periods of acute heightened risk from periods of lower risk within an individual. No prior published study has examined, using a controlled study design, a broad set of hypothesized WS for suicide attempt. This study addressed this gap through examination of hypothesized behavioral/experiential, cognitive, and affective WS among patients recently hospitalized following a suicide attempt.

Methods

Participants were recruited during hospitalization from five medical centers across the USA including two civilian hospitals and three Veterans Health Administration facilities (n = 349). A within-person case-crossover study design was used, where each patient served as her/his o

SUBMITTER: Bagge CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235647 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature