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Autobiographical memory, interpersonal problem solving, and suicidal behavior in adolescent inpatients

Arie, Miri, Apter, Alan, Orbach, Israel, Yefet, Yael, Zalzman, Gil·2008·Comprehensive Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.07.004
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Objective The aim of the study was to test Williams' (Williams JMG. Depression and the specificity of autobiographical memory. In: Rubin D, ed. Remembering Our Past: Studies in Autobiographical Memory. London: Cambridge University Press; 1996:244-267.) theory of suicidal behavior in adolescents and young adults by examining the relationship among suicidal behaviors, defective ability to retrieve specific autobiographical memories, impaired interpersonal problem solving, negative life events, repression, and hopelessness.Methods Twenty-five suicidal adolescent and young adult inpatients (16.5 y +/- 2.5) were compared with 25 nonsuicidal adolescent and young adult inpatients (16.5 y +/- 2.5) and 25 healthy controls. Autobiographical memory was tested by a word association test; problem solving by the means-ends problem solving technique; negative life events by the Coddington scale; repression by the Life Style Index; hopelessness by the Beck scale; suicidal risk by the Plutchik scale, and suicide attempt by clinical history.Results Impairment in the ability to produce specific autobiographical memories, difficulties with interpersonal problem solving, negative life events, and repression were all associated with hopelessness and suicidal behavior. There were significant correlations among all the variables except for repression and negative life events.Conclusions These findings support Williams' notion that generalized autobiographical memory is associated with deficits in interpersonal problem solving, negative life events, hopelessness, and suicidal behavior. The finding that defects in autobiographical memory are associated with suicidal behavior in adolescents and young adults may lead to improvements in the techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy in this age group.

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    “Given their established relationships with suicidal ideation and behaviour, social problem-solving [37–39], autobiographical memory biases [39–41] and rumination [42,43] are included here as TSMs”

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Authors
Arie, M., Apter, A., Orbach, I., Yefet, Y., & Zalzman, G.
Affiliations
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
  • Bar-Ilan University (IL)
Venue
Comprehensive Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-01
Volume
49
Issue
1
Pages
22-29
ISSN
0010-440X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.07.004
OpenAlex
W1988301800
Cited by
120
References
69
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FWCI
3.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
autobiographical memory, suicidal behavior, adolescents, young adults, social problem solving, hopelessness, negative life events, repression, suicide risk, cognitive behavioral therapy
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Mental Disorders, Child, Female, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, Inpatients, Interpersonal Relations, Life Change Events, Male, Problem Solving, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Reaction Time, Mental Recall, Repression, Psychology, Suicide, Attempted, Discriminant Analysis, Case-Control Studies

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