Motivations for attempting suicide in mid- and late-life.

ABSTRACT: ABSTRACTObjectives:To understand pathways to suicide by investigating the association between personality and suicidal motivations in mid- and late-life attempts.

Design

In a two-study approach, we measured different components of suicidal motivations using an existing self-report investigating reasons for suicide and a semi-qualitative assessment of motivational states preceding attempts.

Setting

Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services in Pittsburgh, PA.

Participants

Study 1 (n = 50, mean age at attempt = 60.4) was a smaller sample of suicide attempters included in Study 2 (n = 69, mean age at attempt = 60.9). Non-psychiatric healthy controls (n = 50, mean age = 67.1) were used as benchmarks for dispositional measures.

Measurements

Motives for suicide wer

SUBMITTER: Alessi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309291 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature