Suicide risk constitutes a complex set of interacting demographic, clinical, psychobiological and environmental variables. Impulsivity is a long-known risk factor for suicide attempts. However, research based on clear...Suicide risk constitutes a complex set of interacting demographic, clinical, psychobiological and environmental variables. Impulsivity is a long-known risk factor for suicide attempts. However, research based on clearer conceptual refinement in this area is imperative. One emerging field of study is that of decision-making. Impulsivity involves a failure of higher-order control, including decision-making. Using standardized operational definitions that take into consideration relevant aspects of impulsivity, including state- and trait-components and a deeper understanding of the process of decision-making in the suicidal mind, we may come a step closer to understanding suicidality and winning the fight in this scourge of human suffering.展开更多
Suicidal behaviors in adolescence are a major public health concern.The dramatic rise in self-injurious behaviors among adolescents has led to an overwhelming increase in the number of those presenting to the emergenc...Suicidal behaviors in adolescence are a major public health concern.The dramatic rise in self-injurious behaviors among adolescents has led to an overwhelming increase in the number of those presenting to the emergency rooms.The intervention described below was constructed on the basis of brief and focused interventions that were found to be effective among suicidal adults using an adaptation of interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents.The intervention has four main objectives:first,a focused treatment for reducing suicide risk;second,a short and immediate response;third,building a treatment plan based on understanding the emotional distress and interpersonal aspects underlying suicidal behavior;and lastly,to generate hope among adolescents and their parents.The intervention includes intensive five weekly sessions,followed by 3 mo of email follow-up.展开更多
文摘Suicide risk constitutes a complex set of interacting demographic, clinical, psychobiological and environmental variables. Impulsivity is a long-known risk factor for suicide attempts. However, research based on clearer conceptual refinement in this area is imperative. One emerging field of study is that of decision-making. Impulsivity involves a failure of higher-order control, including decision-making. Using standardized operational definitions that take into consideration relevant aspects of impulsivity, including state- and trait-components and a deeper understanding of the process of decision-making in the suicidal mind, we may come a step closer to understanding suicidality and winning the fight in this scourge of human suffering.
文摘Suicidal behaviors in adolescence are a major public health concern.The dramatic rise in self-injurious behaviors among adolescents has led to an overwhelming increase in the number of those presenting to the emergency rooms.The intervention described below was constructed on the basis of brief and focused interventions that were found to be effective among suicidal adults using an adaptation of interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents.The intervention has four main objectives:first,a focused treatment for reducing suicide risk;second,a short and immediate response;third,building a treatment plan based on understanding the emotional distress and interpersonal aspects underlying suicidal behavior;and lastly,to generate hope among adolescents and their parents.The intervention includes intensive five weekly sessions,followed by 3 mo of email follow-up.
