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Developmental Course of Impulsivity and Capability from Age 10 to Age 25 as Related to Trajectory of Suicide Attempt in a Community Cohort
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Kasen, Stephanie; Cohen, Patricia; Chen, Henian – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2011
Hierarchical linear models were used to examine trajectories of impulsivity and capability between ages 10 and 25 in relation to suicide attempt in 770 youths followed longitudinally: intercepts were set at age 17. The impulsivity measure assessed features of urgency (e.g., poor control, quick provocation, and disregard for external constraints);…
Descriptors: Suicide, Ability, Self Esteem, Conceptual Tempo
Impaired Decision Making in Adolescent Suicide Attempters
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Bridge, Jeffrey A.; McBee-Strayer, Sandra M.; Cannon, Elizabeth A.; Sheftall, Arielle H.; Reynolds, Brady; Campo, John V.; Pajer, Kathleen A.; Barbe, Remy P.; Brent, David A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: Decision-making deficits have been linked to suicidal behavior in adults. However, it remains unclear whether impaired decision making plays a role in the etiopathogenesis of youth suicidal behavior. The purpose of this study was to examine decision-making processes in adolescent suicide attempters and never-suicidal comparison…
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Suicide, Identification, Personality
Differentiating Adolescent Self-Injury from Adolescent Depression: Possible Implications for Borderline Personality Development
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Crowell, Sheila E.; Beauchaine, Theodore P.; Hsiao, Ray C.; Vasilev, Christina A.; Yaptangco, Mona; Linehan, Marsha M.; McCauley, Elizabeth – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
Self-inflicted injury (SII) in adolescence marks heightened risk for suicide attempts, completed suicide, and adult psychopathology. Although several studies have revealed elevated rates of depression among adolescents who self injure, no one has compared adolescent self injury with adolescent depression on biological, self-, and informant-report…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Personality Problems, Females, Injuries
Differences between Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in Wilderness and Residential Treatment
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Bettmann, Joanna E.; Freeman, Pamela Clarkson; Parry, Kimber J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the U.S population. Nevertheless, they comprise approximately 16.5% of the population in residential care. This descriptive study evaluated a sample of 473 psychological…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Outdoor Education, Residential Programs
Interpersonal Precipitants and Suicide Attempts in Borderline Personality Disorder
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Brodsky, Beth S.; Groves, Shelly A.; Oquendo, Maria A.; Mann, J. John; Stanley, Barbara – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often characterized by multiple low lethality suicide attempts triggered by seemingly minor incidents, and less commonly by high lethality attempts that are attributed to impulsiveness or comorbid major depression. The relationships among life events, impulsiveness, and type of suicidal behavior has hardly…
Descriptors: Suicide, Personality Problems, Depression (Psychology), Experience
Depression in Adults with Intellectual Disability: Symptoms and Challenging Behaviour
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Hurley, A. D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Psychiatric evaluation of adults with intellectual disability (ID) remains complex because of limitations in verbal abilities, atypical clinical presentation and challenging behaviour. This study examines the clinical presentation of adults with depression compared with bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and non-psychiatric control…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Crying, Patients, Verbal Communication