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Notable References in Suicidology

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Adolescent/Youth Suicide
Antidepressants
Assessment and Prevention
Mental Disorders
Self-harm and Suicide
Substance Abuse/Addiction
Suicide and the Elderly
Treatment/Pharmacology
Miscellaneous

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Adolescent/Youth Suicide

Daniel, SS. Trait anger, anger expression, and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults: A prospective study. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009, 38(5), 661.

Goldstein, B.I. Substance use and the treatment of resistant depression in adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009, 48(12), 1182.

Gould, M.S. Service use by at-risk youths after school-based suicide screening. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009, 48(12), 1193.

Grover, K.E. Problem solving moderates the effects of life event stress and chronic stress on suicidal behaviors in adolescence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2009, 65(12), 1281.

Horesh, N. A comparison of life events in suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents and young adults with major depression and borderline personality disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2009, 50(6), 496.

King, C.A. The youth-nominated support team-version II for suicidal adolescents: A randomized controlled intervention trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009, 77(5), 880.

Mullany, B. Toward understanding suicide among youths: Results from the White Mountain Apache tribally mandated suicide surveillance system, 2001-2006. American Journal of Public Health, 2009, 99(10), 1840.

Nock, M.K. Revealing the form and function of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A real-time ecological assessment study among adolescents and young adults. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2009, 118(4), 816.

Wu, P. Mental health service use among suicidal adolescents: Findings from a US national community survey. Psychiatric Services, 2010, 61(1), 17.

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Antidepressants

Busch, S.H. Antidepressants and suicide risk: How did specific information in FDA safety warnings affect treatment patterns? Psychiatric Services, 2010, 61(1), 11.

Erlangsen, A. Early discontinuation of antidepressant treatment and suicide risk among persons aged 50 and over: A population-based register study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2009, 119(1-3), 194.

Pierson, E.E. Antidepressants and suicidal ideation in adolescence: A paradoxal effect. Psychology in the Schools, 2009, 46(9), 910.
 

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Assessment and Prevention

Gutierrez, P.M. Consultation as a means of veteran suicide prevention. Professional Psychology- Research and Practice, 2009, 40(6), 586.

Mellesdal, L. Suicide risk and acute psychiatric readmissions: A prospective cohort study. Psychiatric Services, 2010, 61(1), 25.

Mezuk, B. The influence of major disaster on suicide risk in the population. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2009, 22(6), 481.

Rudd, M.D. Informed consent with suicidal patients: Rethinking risks in (and out of) treatment. Psychotherapy, 2009, 46(4), 459.

Simon, R.I. Suicide risk assessment forms: Form over substance? Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2009, 37(3), 290.

Zerler, H. Motivational interviewing in the assessment and management of suicidality. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2009, 65(11), 1207.

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Mental Disorders

BlascoFontecilla, H. Specific features of suicidal behavior in patients with narcissistic personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009, 70(11), 1583.

Brown, M.Z. Shame as a protective factor of self-inflicted injury in borderline personality disorder: A multi-modal analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2009, 47(10), 815.

Conrad, R. Temperament and character personality profile in relation to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in major depressed patients. Psychiatry Research, 2009, 170(2-3), 212.

Cougle, J. R. PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in relation to suicidality: Cross-sectional and prospective analyses of a national probability sample of women. Depression and
Anxiety, 2009, 26
(12), 1151.

Diaconu, G. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and suicidal behavior: Evidence for a positive association in a sample of depressed patients. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009, 70(11), 1551.

Ilgen, M.A. Exploratory data mining analysis identifying subgroups of patients with depression who are at high risk for suicide. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009, 70(11), 1495.

Gibbons, R.D. Relationship between antiepileptic drugs and suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 2009, 66(12), 1354.

Valtonen, H.M. How suicidal bipolar patients are depends on how suicidal ideation is defined. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2009, 118(1-3), 48.
 

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Self-Harm and Suicide

 Chen, V.C.H. A community-based study of case fatality proportion among those who carry out suicide acts. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2009, 44(12). 1005.

Chen, Y.Y. Methods of suicide in different psychiatric diagnostic groups. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2009, 118(1-3), 196.

Claes, L. Comparison of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior and suicide attempts in patients admitted to a psychiatric crisis unit. Personality and Individual Differences, 2010, 48(1), 83.

Eliason, S. Murder-suicide: A review of the recent literature. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2009, 37(3), 371.

Janis, I.B. Are self-injuries impulsive?: Results from two behavioral laboratory studies. Psychiatric Research, 2009, 169(3), 261.

Smith, H.P. Inmate self-injurious behaviors: Distinguishing characteristics within a retrospective study. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2010, 37(1), 81.

Stewart, D. Constant special observation and self-harm on acute psychiatric wards: a longitudinal analysis. General Hospital Psychiatry, 2009, 31(6), 523.

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Substance Abuse/Addiction

Berman, M.E. Self-focused attention reduces self-injurious behavior in alcohol-intoxicated men. Substance Use & Misuse, 2009, 44(9-10), 1280.

Ilgen, M.A. The association between violence and lifetime suicidal thoughts and behaviors in individuals treated for substance use disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 2010, 35(2), 111.

Price, C. Cannabis and suicide: Longitudinal study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2009, 195(6), 492.

Shah, A. National alcohol consumption and suicide rates. International Psychogeriatrics, 2009, 21(6), 1200.

Zhang, Y.L. Alcohol use disorders and acute alcohol use preceding suicide in China. Addictive Behaviors, 2010, 35(2), 152.

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Suicide and the Elderly

Gibbs, L.M. When the solution is the problem: Problem solving in elderly suicide attempters. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, 24(12), 1396.

Neufeld, E. Impulsivity and hopelessness as predictors of suicide-related ideation among older adults. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2009, 54(10), 684.

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Treatment/Pharmacology

Allen, J.G. Integrating outcomes assessment and research into clinical care in inpatient adult psychiatric treatment. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2009, 73(4), 259.

Ellis, T.E. Implementing an evidence-based approach to working with suicidal inpatients. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2009, 73(4). 339.

Garvey, K.A. Contracting for safety with patients: Clinical practice and forensic implications. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 2009, 37(3), 363.

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Miscellaneous

Bahmanyar, S. Risk of suicide among operated and non-operated patients hospitalized for peptic ulcers. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63(12), 1016.

Brenner, L.A. Suicidality and veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury: Precipitating events, protective factors, and prevention strategies. Rehabilitation Psychology, 2009, 54(4), 390.

Calder, J. History of abuse and current suicidal ideation: Results from a population based survey. Journal of Family Violence, 2010, 100(1), 115.

Chang, C.M. Gender differences in healthcare service utilization 1 year before suicide: National record linkage study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2009, 195(5), 459.

Chen, J. Those who are left behind: An estimate of the number of family members of suicide victims in Japan. Social Indicators Research, 2009, 94(3), 535.

Kubrin, C.E. Explaining suicide among blacks and whites: How socioeconomic factors and gun availability affect race-specific suicide rates. Social Science Quarterly, 2009, 90(5), 1203.

Lin, H.C. Risk factors for suicide following hospital discharge among cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 2009, 18(10), 1038.

Lineberry, T.W. Population-based prevalence of smoking in psychiatric patients: A focus on acute suicide risk and major diagnostic groups. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2009, 50(6), 26.

Szumilas, M. Teen suicide information on the internet: A systematic analysis of quality. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2009, 54(9), 596.

Ugurlu, N. Relationship between the stress-coping levels of university students and their probability of committing suicide. Social Behavior and Personality, 2009, 37(9), 1221.

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Featured Publications

Shneidman, E. S. (1996). The suicidal mind. New York: Oxford University Press.

Maris, R. W., Berman, A. L., & Silverman, M. M. (2000). Comprehensive textbook of suicidology. New York: Guilford Press.


Colt, G. H. (1991). The enigma of suicide. New York: Summit Books.

Durkheim, E. (1951). Suicide. New York: Free Press.

Hawton, K., & van Heeringen, K. (Eds.) (2000). The international handbook of suicide and attempted suicide. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons.

Joiner, T. E., & Rudd, M. D. (Eds.) (2000). Suicide science: Expanding the boundaries. New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Lester, D. (Ed.). (2001). Suicide prevention: Resources for the millennium. Philadelphia: Brunner-Routledge.

Maltsberger, J. T., & Goldblatt, M. J. (Eds.) (1996). Essential papers on suicide. New York: New York University Press.

O'Carroll, P. W., Berman, A. L., Maris, R. W., Moscicki, E. K., Tanney, B. L., & Silverman, M. M. (1996). Beyond the Tower of Babel: A nomenclature for suicidology. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 26, 237-252.

Rogers, J. R. (2001). Theoretical grounding: The "missing link" in suicide research. Journal of Counseling and Development, 79, 16-25.

Rudd, M. D. (2000). Integrating science into the practice of clinical suicidology: A review of the psychotherapy literature and a research agenda for the future. In R. W. Maris, S. S. Canetto, J. L. McIntosh, & M. M. Silverman (Eds.), Review of suicidology, 2000 (pp. 47-83). New York: Guilford Press.

Shneidman, E. S. (1980). Voices of death. Harper & Row.

Shneidman, E. S. (1985). Definition of suicide. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Shneidman, E. S. (1993). Suicide as psychache: A clinical approach to self-destructive behavior. Northvale, N. J.: Jason Aronson.

Shneidman, E. S. (Ed.) (2001). Comprehending suicide: Landmarks in 20th-century suicidology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Shneidman, E. S., Farberow, N. L., & Litman, R. E. (1994). The psychology of suicide: A clinician's guide to evaluation and treatment. New York: Aronson.

Silverman, M. M., & Maris, R. W. (Eds.) (1995). Suicide prevention toward the year 2000. New York: Guilford Press.

Stoff, D. M., & Mann, J. J. (Eds.) (1997). The neurobiology of suicide: From the bench to the clinic. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 836. (Includes 19 articles).

Suicide. (2000). [Special issue]. Counseling Psychologist, 28 (4).

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