Psychache and suicide: a preliminary investigation
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Shneidman's Psychological Pain Assessment Scale (PPAS; 1999) was administered to 88 psychiatric patients. Both current and worst-ever psychache were significantly higher in those patients judged by a psychiatrist, on the basis of a structured clinical interview, to be at risk of suicide. However, current and worstever psychache were not associated with having attempted suicide in the past. Thus, for the present sample of psychiatric patients, the PPAS appears to be more sensitive to current suicidality than to past suicidality. Further, there are validity issues with the PPAS, with the need for multi-item measures and probably a multifactor measure.
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- Authors
- Pompili, M., Lester, D., Leenaars, A. A., Tatarelli, R., & Girardi, P.
- Affiliations
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Pompili, Maurizio
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 116-121
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W1995684592
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 4.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
- 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 › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- emotional pain, suicide risk, suicide attempt history, psychiatric patients, suicide risk assessment
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, Inpatients, Interview, Psychological, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Suicide
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