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Apples to oranges?: A direct comparison between suicide attempters and suicide completers
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Background Suicide attempters and completers may represent different but overlapping groups of distressed individuals. Although depression is related to an increased risk of suicide, the presence of depression may not discriminate suicide attempters from completers. The present study compared suicide attempters and suicide completers on symptoms of depression, the presence of suicide-related variables and stressful life events.Aims The present study sought to identify the key differences between 50 suicide attempters and 50 completers, all diagnosed with a Major Depressive Disorder at the time of their suicidal act.Methods Suicide attempters and family member informants of suicide completers participated in a thorough psychosocial evaluation. To maximize comparisons with completers, suicide attempters were subclassified based on the lethality of their attempt.Results Suicide attempters and completers were similar on most measures of depressive symptoms. However, suicide completers were significantly more likely to use alcohol or drugs prior to their suicidal act and they were more likely to leave a suicide note. Suicide completers were significantly more likely to have encountered significant job stress and financial problems.Conclusions The present findings have documented several similarities and differences between suicide attempters and suicide completers. Future research may help to clarify the key warning signs that reflect the risk of completed suicide in adults who have been diagnosed with a Major Depressive Disorder.
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“In contrast, financial- and employment-related stress may be most relevant for predicting suicide in middle adulthood (DeJong et al. 2010; Innamorati et al. 2008), while health-related events and difficulties may play a more central role in suicide for older adults, particularly through their effects on cognitive-affective states like perceived burdensomeness (e.g., Cukrowicz et al. 2011).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- DeJong, T. M., Overholser, J. C., & Stockmeier, C. A.
- Affiliations
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Overholser, James C.
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-07
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 90-97
- ISSN
- 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2875283
- OpenAlex
- W2089168194
- Cited by
- 198
- References
- 52
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- FWCI
- 6.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5p20rr017701-10)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH067996, MH67996)
- National Center for Research Resources (P20-RR-017701)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Keywords
- suicide attempters, suicide completers, major depressive disorder, depression, suicide risk, life events, occupational stress, financial problems, alcohol and drug use, suicide notes
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Cause of Death, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk, Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Writing, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult
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