Functional Imaging of the Implicit Association of the Self With Life and Death.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A critical need exists to identify objective markers of suicide ideation. One potential suicide risk marker is the Suicide Implicit Association Task (S-IAT), a behavioral task that uses differential reaction times to compare the implicit association between the self and death to the implicit association between the self and life. Individuals with a stronger association between the self and death on the S-IAT are more likely to attempt suicide in the future. To better understand the neural underpinnings of the implicit association between self and either life or death, a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) version of the S-IAT was adapted and piloted in healthy volunteers.

Method

An fMRI version of the S-IAT was administered to 28 healthy volunteers (ages 1

SUBMITTER: Ballard ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692253 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature