The effect of participating in suicide research: does participating in a research protocol on suicide and psychiatric symptoms increase suicide ideation and attempts?
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The effect of engaging in an intensive research protocol that inquired extensively about psychiatric and suicide symptoms and exposed participants to a number of images, including suicide-related content was explored. Individuals experiencing a major depressive episode were called at 1 and 3 months after the initial protocol. Participants were asked about changes in suicide ideation and the occurrence of self-harm or suicide attempts following participation. Participants reported experiencing reductions in suicide ideation at the first follow-up and no changes at the second follow-up. No participant reported having engaged in self-harm or having attempted suicide at either follow-up. Results suggest that basic science/nontreatment research can be conducted safely with suicidal participants and in a manner that does not increase suicide symptoms or suicide risk.
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Asking individuals about their suicidal thoughts and behaviors may even serve to lessen ideation and general distress in high-risk individuals.
“In fact, it may even serve to lessen ideation and general distress in high-risk individuals (39, 40).”
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Asking individuals about their suicidal thoughts and behaviors does not induce suicidal ideation in asymptomatic individuals, nor does it increase risk in those affected.
“It has been demonstrated that asking individuals about their suicidal thoughts and behaviors does not induce suicidal ideation in asymptomatic individuals, nor does it increase risk in those affected.”
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- Authors
- Smith, P., Poindexter, E., & Cukrowicz, K.
- Affiliations
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-12-01
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 535-543
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- PMC
- PMC5022772
- OpenAlex
- W2149788557
- Cited by
- 72
- References
- 22
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- FWCI
- 3.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5t32mh020061-25)
- National Institute of Mental Health (T32-MH020061)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
- Keywords
- suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, self-harm, major depressive episode, psychiatric symptoms, research safety, suicide risk, follow-up
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Suicide, Attempted, Chi-Square Distribution, Behavioral Research, Young Adult, Suicidal Ideation
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