Reasons for Thinking About Suicide Among Individuals With First‐Episode Psychosis: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

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Autori principali: Heather M. Wastler, Margaret Manges, Elizabeth Thompson, Lindsay A. Bornheimer
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author Heather M. Wastler
Margaret Manges
Elizabeth Thompson
Lindsay A. Bornheimer
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Margaret Manges
Elizabeth Thompson
Lindsay A. Bornheimer
Heather M. Wastler
Margaret Manges
Elizabeth Thompson
Lindsay A. Bornheimer
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contents Reasons for Thinking About Suicide Among Individuals With First‐Episode Psychosis: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Heather M. Wastler Margaret Manges Elizabeth Thompson Lindsay A. Bornheimer Early Intervention in Psychiatry ABSTRACTAimThis study aimed to examine patient perceived reasons for thinking about suicide among individuals with first‐episode psychosis (FEP).MethodsParticipants completed a baseline assessment followed by 28 days of ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Baseline measures assessed lifetime suicidal ideation and reasons for thinking about suicide. EMA items assessed real‐time suicidal ideation and reasons for thinking about suicide.ResultsThe average number of lifetime reasons for thinking about suicide was 11.47 ± 5.99, with the most commonly endorsed reasons being to get away or escape (81.6%), to stop bad feelings (71.1%), and to relieve feelings of aloneness, emptiness or isolation (57.9%). Only 31.6% of participants endorsed positive symptoms as a lifetime reason for thinking about suicide. EMA results were consistent with lifetime data. Participants typically endorsed multiple reasons (2.15 ± 0.71), with the desire to escape and to stop bad feelings being the most commonly endorsed items. Psychosis was endorsed as a reason for thinking about suicide during 16.3% of instances of ideation during EMA.ConclusionThese findings highlight the multi‐faceted nature of suicide risk in psychosis. Interestingly, positive symptoms were not frequently endorsed as reasons for thinking about suicide from the patient's perspective. Further research is needed to identify when and for whom positive symptoms contribute to suicide risk. Additionally, our results identify important risk factors for further study, namely the desire to escape and/or stop bad feelings. 10.1111/eip.13640 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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spellingShingle Reasons for Thinking About Suicide Among Individuals With First‐Episode Psychosis: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
Heather M. Wastler
Margaret Manges
Elizabeth Thompson
Lindsay A. Bornheimer
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Reasons for Thinking About Suicide Among Individuals With First‐Episode Psychosis: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Heather M. Wastler Margaret Manges Elizabeth Thompson Lindsay A. Bornheimer Early Intervention in Psychiatry ABSTRACTAimThis study aimed to examine patient perceived reasons for thinking about suicide among individuals with first‐episode psychosis (FEP).MethodsParticipants completed a baseline assessment followed by 28 days of ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Baseline measures assessed lifetime suicidal ideation and reasons for thinking about suicide. EMA items assessed real‐time suicidal ideation and reasons for thinking about suicide.ResultsThe average number of lifetime reasons for thinking about suicide was 11.47 ± 5.99, with the most commonly endorsed reasons being to get away or escape (81.6%), to stop bad feelings (71.1%), and to relieve feelings of aloneness, emptiness or isolation (57.9%). Only 31.6% of participants endorsed positive symptoms as a lifetime reason for thinking about suicide. EMA results were consistent with lifetime data. Participants typically endorsed multiple reasons (2.15 ± 0.71), with the desire to escape and to stop bad feelings being the most commonly endorsed items. Psychosis was endorsed as a reason for thinking about suicide during 16.3% of instances of ideation during EMA.ConclusionThese findings highlight the multi‐faceted nature of suicide risk in psychosis. Interestingly, positive symptoms were not frequently endorsed as reasons for thinking about suicide from the patient's perspective. Further research is needed to identify when and for whom positive symptoms contribute to suicide risk. Additionally, our results identify important risk factors for further study, namely the desire to escape and/or stop bad feelings. 10.1111/eip.13640 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
title Reasons for Thinking About Suicide Among Individuals With First‐Episode Psychosis: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
topic Early Intervention in Psychiatry
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eip.13640