Cognition and Suicide: A Methodological Review
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This article reviews the literature related to studies measuring various cognitive properties in suicidal patients. It provides a structural framework with which to classify the studies, and employs the categories of suicidal logic, cognitive style, social cognition, and cognitive control. The methodological issues discussed include: sample characteristics, operational definitions of suicidal behaviors, use of appropriate control groups, and the temporal nature of assessment. Improvements in experimental design are suggested for use in future research.
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There is a strong association between suicidal ideation and absolutist thinking.
“Our second hypothesis is partly based on the strong association between suicidal ideation and absolutist thinking (for review, see Arffa, 1983).”
From In an Absolute State: Elevated Use of Absolutist Words Is a Marker Specific to Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation (2018) · cites this paper as Arffa, 1983
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- Authors
- Arffa, S.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Arffa, Sharon
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1983-06
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 109-122
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W2096299144
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2018: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health via Writing
- Keywords
- suicide, cognition, suicidal behavior, cognitive style, social cognition, cognitive control, control groups, experimental design
- MeSH terms
- Attitude, Cognition, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Logic, Male, Problem Solving, Research Design, Suicide, Suicide, Attempted
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