2025
Examining the Factor Structure of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS) in a Military Population: Initial Development and Validation of a Four-Factor Version of the ACSS
Thomas K, Hoyt W, Goldberg S, Abbas M, Schultz M, Hiserodt M, Wyman M. Examining the Factor Structure of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS) in a Military Population: Initial Development and Validation of a Four-Factor Version of the ACSS. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 312-323. PMID: 39636588, PMCID: PMC12011536, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal theory of suicideTheory of suicideFour-factor versionInterpersonal theorySuicide ScaleAcquired CapabilityFactor structureMilitary populationNational Guard service membersReturn from deploymentConfirmatory factor analysisMonths postdeploymentMilitary sampleSuicidal behaviorPreliminary supportPredictive validityPostdeployment dataAssessment pointsSuicideService membersTheory-relevantVeteran populationLife experiencesFour-factorAdequate validityDelineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality Among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Bronstein M, Kummerfeld E, Bearden C, Cornblatt B, Walker E, Woods S, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Cadenhead K, Addington J, Cannon T, Vinogradov S. Delineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality Among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2025, 134: 239-250. PMID: 39913476, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk samplesAttenuated psychosis symptomsPathways to suicideSuicide risk reductionPsychosis symptomsCausal pathwaysDepressed moodPsychosisIntervention effortsSelf-deprecationSuicideLongitudinal studyMeasurement time pointsStudy timepointsHigh riskSymptomsInterventionHopelessnessMoodTime pointsDepressionIndividualsDirect causesConnecticut providers knowledge and attitudes towards use of extreme risk protection orders
Pandya N, Dodington J, Jacob J, Raskin S. Connecticut providers knowledge and attitudes towards use of extreme risk protection orders. Injury Epidemiology 2025, 12: 17. PMID: 40108727, PMCID: PMC11921588, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00565-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk protection ordersProtection ordersFirearm accessLegislative toolsERPOFiling processLawFirearmPatient relationshipProvider knowledgeConnecticutCourthouseLegislationMedical providersHarmTraining coordinatorsOn-site coordinatorsSuicideProvider trainingOrderPerceived barriersAttitudesSpecific trainingProvidersConclusionThe majorityEditorial: Where are the Trials on Adolescent Self-Harm and Suicide?
Kumpf K, Bloch M. Editorial: Where are the Trials on Adolescent Self-Harm and Suicide? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 40088968, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonsuicidal self-injurySelf-harmModerators of treatment effectsRandomized controlled trialsPublic health problemEvidence-based treatmentsAdolescent self-harmPrevent self-harmSelf-injuryHealth problemsRandom-effects meta-analysisRandom-effects meta-analysis of studiesTherapeutic interventionsSuicideMeta-analysis of studiesSource of morbidityAdolescentsIndividual patient dataSecondary analysisTreatment effectsNo significant differenceControlled trialsAggregate dataMeta-analysisEffective treatmentDifferentiating U.S. military women veterans with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and no suicidal ideation or attempts
Presseau C, Fischer I, Aunon F, Webermann A, Pietrzak R. Differentiating U.S. military women veterans with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and no suicidal ideation or attempts. Military Psychology 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-11. PMID: 40036151, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2025.2472558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationWomen veteransActivities of daily livingSuicide risk groupSuicide-related outcomesLifetime suicidal ideationSubstance use disordersAdverse childhood experiencesU.S. women veteransDepressive disorderSI/SAIdeationChildhood experiencesIntervention effortsTrauma burdenInstrumental activities of daily livingSuicideVeteransMultinomial logistic regression analysisPost-hocDisordersExamined sociodemographicsHealth characteristicsDaily livingLogistic regression analysisPsychosocial Burden and Suicidality in Epilepsy: A Public Health Concern.
Kiriakopoulos E, Chu F, Salpekar J, Baslet G, Ghearing G, Altalib H, Sajatovic M. Psychosocial Burden and Suicidality in Epilepsy: A Public Health Concern. Epilepsy Currents 2025, 15357597251318577. PMID: 40028187, PMCID: PMC11869224, DOI: 10.1177/15357597251318577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial burdenSelf-harmPublic health concernEvidence-based suicide prevention strategiesHealth concernSuicide prevention strategiesSocial stressorsHigh riskGlobal public health concernMultidisciplinary cliniciansSuicide preventionPrevention strategiesGeneral populationAdjunctive supportSuicide riskIncreased riskIdentification of patientsEarly identificationSuicideBurdenRiskFunctional seizuresPeoplePatient subpopulationsPsychosocialMaking Progress in Clinical Trials for Suicide Prevention
Wilkinson S, Bryan C, Alphs L, Canuso C, Ostacher M, Price R, Bloch M, Zarate C, Rhee T. Making Progress in Clinical Trials for Suicide Prevention. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82 PMID: 39937491, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicide preventionSelf-reports of suicidal ideationRisk of suicideAt-risk populationsClinical trialsHigh-risk populationUsual carePublic health crisisMental illnessSuicide-related eventsSelf-reportElevated riskTime-to-event designsHigh-risk patientsCriterion standardStudy outcomesSuicide ratesClinical populationsHealth crisisLiability concernsSuicidal ideationCompare groupsClinical experienceTreatment developmentSuicideStudy protocol of a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation multisite trial: Dialectical behavior therapy skills group for Veterans at high-risk for suicide attempt
Decker S, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K, Aunon F, Galliford E, DeRycke E, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage J, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli T, Fuehrlein B, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Demirelli S, Shest E, Landes S, Goodman M, Martino S. Study protocol of a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation multisite trial: Dialectical behavior therapy skills group for Veterans at high-risk for suicide attempt. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2025, 151: 107828. PMID: 39923893, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDialectical behavior therapyTreatment-as-usualDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupSuicide attemptsEmotion dysregulationComponents of dialectical behavior therapyComprehensive DBTVeterans Health AdministrationTherapist consultation teamSkill groupsNon-veteran samplesReduce suicide attemptsAdjunctive treatmentSelf-directed violenceBehavioral therapySuicidal behaviorSuicideMultisite trialEffectiveness trialHigh-risk veteransVeteransPost-randomizationSuicide deathsEmotionsRandomized controlled trialsOpen Access: Dissociation in suicidal depression: a Reformulated Object-Relations Theory (RORT) perspective
Shahar G, Robison M, Joiner T. Open Access: Dissociation in suicidal depression: a Reformulated Object-Relations Theory (RORT) perspective. 2025, 198-226. DOI: 10.4324/9781003560616-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behaviorTheory of suicidal behaviorDepressive positionInterpersonal-psychological theoryObject-relations theoryMelanie Klein's notionFailed belongingnessSuicidal behaviorSuicidal depressionInterpersonal strifeSuicide riskTrauma-basedMental representationsInterpersonal actionsMental processesCase illustrationSuicideKill oneselfKlein's notionBasic-levelDissociative structureDepressionAffectBelongingnessAdulthoodFirearms lethal means safety among Veterans: Attitudes toward involving a concerned significant other
DeBeer B, Matthieu M, Degutis L, Clafferty S, Blessing A, Quan C, Morissette S. Firearms lethal means safety among Veterans: Attitudes toward involving a concerned significant other. Journal Of Military Veteran And Family Health 2025, 11: 23-31. DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality improvement projectFirearm storageImprovement projectFirearm accessMixed-methods designStorage of firearmsFirearm storage practicesFirearm practicesMental healthSuicide preventionLethal meansQualitative interviewsSuicidal distressSafety interventionsDecreased riskVeteransFamily membersSuicidal thoughtsSuicidal ideationSuicideSafety needsCurrent practicesInterventionSuicide attemptsSafety planningLate life mood disorders and suicidality
Khasnavis S, Asghar-Ali A. Late life mood disorders and suicidality. 2025, 235-246. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198874799.003.0017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMood disordersPresentation of mood disordersOlder adultsStudy of mental healthDepressive illnessBipolar disorderTreatment allianceMental healthHealth of older adultsTreatment formulationDisordersMoodCulturally responsive approachSuicideIntersection of cultureAdultsYoung individualsOlder patientsAge groupsIllnessHealthTreatmentAllianceIndividualsEmulating a randomized clinical trial with real-world data to evaluate the effect of antidepressant use in PTSD patients with high suicide risk
Miranda O, Qi X, Brannock M, Whitworth R, Kosten T, Ryan N, Haas G, Kirisci L, Wang L. Emulating a randomized clinical trial with real-world data to evaluate the effect of antidepressant use in PTSD patients with high suicide risk. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2025, 15: 1526488. PMID: 39935628, PMCID: PMC11811752, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1526488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderSuicide-related eventsPost-traumatic stress disorder patientsPost-traumatic stress disorder populationEffects of antidepressant useIncreased risk of suicideInitiation of antidepressantsRisk of suicideStress disorderSuicide riskAntidepressant useAntidepressantsBehavioral changesSuicideLoss to follow-upRandomized clinical trialsMultiple comparisonsTreatment cessationFollow-upClinical trialsIncreased riskElevated riskPatientsCitalopramVenlafaxineAddressing Suicide Risk in Autistic Youth: A Preliminary Study of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Attitudes
Cervantes P, Richards-Rachlin S, Seag D, Conlon G, Donnelly L, Lee M, Shalev R, Tay E, Knapp K, Wiener E, Baroni A, Horwitz S. Addressing Suicide Risk in Autistic Youth: A Preliminary Study of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Attitudes. Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities 2025, 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s10882-025-10006-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentSuicide-related careAutistic youthManaging suicide riskPediatric emergency medicineSuicide riskEmergency department providersSuicide risk identificationNon-autistic youthSuicide prevention practicesSuicide risk assessmentPhysicians' attitudesPhysician trainingEmergency medicinePrevention practicesPsychiatric concernsYouth suicideSuicidal thoughtsPatient populationProvidersPhysiciansConfidenceSuicideYouthTrainingPredictive Validity and Treatment Sensitivity of the Death-Implicit Association Test (D-IAT) During Inpatient Treatment and Across a 6-Month Follow-Up Period
Levy H, Lord K, Rice T, Sain K, Stubbing J, Diefenbach G, Tolin D. Predictive Validity and Treatment Sensitivity of the Death-Implicit Association Test (D-IAT) During Inpatient Treatment and Across a 6-Month Follow-Up Period. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2025, 1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10564-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeath Implicit Association TestSuicidal thoughtsInpatient treatmentFrequency of suicidal behaviorAssociation TestCognitive-behavioral therapyHigh risk of suicidePsychiatric inpatient unitTreatment sensitivitySample of inpatientsRisk of suicideImplicit cognitionSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskPredictive validitySuicide preventionDetect treatment effectsInpatient unitSuicideFollow-up periodPeriod post-dischargeInpatientsTreatment effectsThoughtsInpatient admissionsIs access to crisis teams associated with changes in behavioral health mortality?
Newton H, Beetham T, Busch S. Is access to crisis teams associated with changes in behavioral health mortality? Health Affairs Scholar 2025, 3: qxaf003. PMID: 39877431, PMCID: PMC11772998, DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug overdose death ratesOverdose death ratesCrisis teamsTraining behavioral health professionalsProgram entryReduce psychiatric hospitalizationsTeam programBehavioral health professionalsProgram closureDeath rateDrug overdoseInjury mortalityPsychiatric hospitalHealth professionalsStabilize clientsDrug overdose deathsUS adultsTreatment gapSuicideLeading causeOverdose deathsTeamAssociated with significant changesMortalityUnited StatesThe effect of inpatient brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention on post-discharge emergency department utilization: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Diefenbach G, Collett S, Black S, Rudd M, Gueorguieva R, Tolin D. The effect of inpatient brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention on post-discharge emergency department utilization: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. General Hospital Psychiatry 2025, 93: 73-79. PMID: 39837259, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2025.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersBrief cognitive-behavioral therapyCognitive-behavioral therapyED visitsSuicide preventionSecondary analysisEmergency departmentSuicide-related ED visitsHistory of suicide attemptsEmergency department utilizationElectronic medical record reviewPost-discharge emergency departmentMedical record reviewED utilizationPsychiatric readmissionTreatment effectsSuicide attemptsUse disorderRecord reviewSelf-reportRandomized clinical trialsGeneralized linear modelVisitsSuicidePost-discharge ED visitsInsight and suicidality in first-episode psychosis: The mediating role of depression
Tayfur S, Song Z, Li F, Hazan H, Gibbs-Dean T, Purushothaman D, Karmani S, Terashima J, Tek C, Srihari V. Insight and suicidality in first-episode psychosis: The mediating role of depression. Schizophrenia Research 2025, 275: 189-195. PMID: 39754935, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode psychosisPredictors of suicideCoordinated specialty careTreatment of depressionPersistence of depressionEffects of depressionSuicide attemptsMediation analysisPrevent suicideDepressionSuicideImpact suicidePsychosisTargeted interventionsLongitudinal cohort studyEarly treatment stageParticipantsSignificant predictorsImproving clinical outcomesRegression analysisSpecialty careClinical outcomesCohort studyRelationshipMonths
2024
Help-Seeking and Disclosure in University Students with Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm: A Systematic Review
Barnett P, Tickell A, Osborn T, Delamain H, Fonagy P, Pilling S, Gibbon L. Help-Seeking and Disclosure in University Students with Suicidal Thoughts and Self-Harm: A Systematic Review. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-78. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01416-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHelp-seekingSelf-harmSuicidal thoughtsRates of help-seekingImprove help-seekingSuicide prevention effortsEthnic minority groupsAt-risk groupsPopulation-basedMental healthReview synthesises researchQualitative studyPrevention effortsSystematic reviewPredictive of completed suicideAt-riskUniversity studentsMinority groupsUS-basedSuicidePsycEXTRAPsychINFOHealthMEDLINEInterventionAn In Vivo Examination of the Relationship Between Metabotropic Glutamate 5 Receptor and Suicide Attempts in People With Borderline Personality Disorder
Davis M, Asch R, Weiss E, Wagner A, Fineberg S, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Carson R, Esterlis I. An In Vivo Examination of the Relationship Between Metabotropic Glutamate 5 Receptor and Suicide Attempts in People With Borderline Personality Disorder. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2024, 10: 324-332. PMID: 39613160, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline personality disorderPathophysiology of borderline personality disorderSuicide attemptsPersonality disorderPositron emission tomographyAssociated with history of suicide attemptBorderline personality disorder symptomsBPD pathophysiologyPositron emission tomography outcomes measurementsHistory of suicide attemptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor type 5Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5Glutamate receptor 5Comprehensive clinical assessmentFrontolimbic circuitsMDD groupDepressive disorderEmotion regulationPsychiatric conditionsCognitive functionMGlu5Comparison controlsMDDSuicideAssociated with historyMixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration
Decker S, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K, Aunon F, Galliford E, Doran N, Baird S, Rielage J, Ridley J, Bannister J, Giovannelli T, Landes S, Goodman M, Walker L, DeRycke E, Shriver C, Spana E, Honsberger M, Brown H, Demirelli S, Shest E, Martino S. Mixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Groups in the Veterans Health Administration. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1495102. PMID: 39655211, PMCID: PMC11626407, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1495102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills GroupEmotion dysregulationSuicide attemptsVeterans Health AdministrationSkill groupsReducing emotion dysregulationSuicide prevention treatmentsReduce suicide attemptsImproving coping skillsSuicidal behaviorCoping skillsSuicide preventionLimited staffingHealth AdministrationSuicideVeterans Health Administration medical centersHybrid effectiveness-implementation trialVeteran suicideMixed-methods formative evaluationVeteransIntegrated Promoting ActionEffectiveness-implementation trialPrevent veteran suicideQualitative dataRandomized controlled trials
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