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Mental Pain and Suicide: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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Verrocchio, Maria Cristina, Carrozzino, Danilo, Marchetti, Daniela, Andreasson, Kate, Fulcheri, Mario, Bech, Per·2016·Frontiers in Psychiatry
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00108PMC PMC4913233
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BACKGROUND: Mental pain, defined as a subjective experience characterized by perception of strong negative feelings and changes in the self and its function, is no less real than other types of grief. Mental pain has been considered to be a distinct entity from depression. We have performed a systematic review analyzing the relationship between mental pain and suicide by providing a qualitative data synthesis of the studies. METHODS: We have conducted, in accordance with PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search for the literature in PubMed, Web Of Science, and Scopus. Search terms were "mental pain" "OR" "psychological pain" OR "psychache" combined with the Boolean "AND" operator with "suicid*." In addition, a manual search of the literature, only including the term "psychache," was performed on Google Scholar for further studies not yet identified. RESULTS: Initial search identified 1450 citations. A total of 42 research reports met the predefined inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Mental pain was found to be a significant predictive factor of suicide risk, even in the absence of a diagnosed mental disorder. Specifically, mental pain is a stronger factor of vulnerability of suicidal ideation than depression. CONCLUSION: Mental pain is a core clinical factor for understanding suicide, both in the context of mood disorders and independently from depression. Health care professionals need to be aware of the higher suicidal risk in patients reporting mental pain. In this regard, psychological assessment should include a clinimetric evaluation of mental pain in order to further detect its contribution to suicidal tendency.

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Authors
Verrocchio, M. C., Carrozzino, D., Marchetti, D., Andreasson, K., Fulcheri, M., & Bech, P.
Affiliations
  • University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
  • Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
Corresponding author
Verrocchio, Maria Cristina
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Venue
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Published
2016-06-20
Volume
7
Pages
108-108
ISSN
1664-0640 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00108
PMC
PMC4913233
OpenAlex
W2471867149
Cited by
297
References
57
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • Frontiers in Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
psychological suffering, emotional pain, suicide, suicidal ideation, suicide risk, depression, mood disorders, psychological assessment

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