Attention speed and anterior cingulate cortex volume in female and male veterans with suicide ideation and attempts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An average of 17.5 Veterans died by suicide each day in 2021, highlighting the importance of research and prevention efforts aimed at suicide risk. Attentional processes have emerged as a possible predictor of suicide behaviors (SB), yet associated neural correlates remain understudied, particularly in the Veteran population.

Methods

The current study examines sustained and selective attention performance as indexed by the Ruff 2 & 7 Selective Attention Test and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) volume as they relate to SB in Veterans. A subset of Veterans also completed a structural magnetic resonance imaging protocol. Participants were grouped on history of suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempt (SA), and no SB (HC).

Results

Analyses from the Ruff 2 & 7

SUBMITTER: McGlade EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795208 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature