Perceived Burdensomeness and Thwarted Belongingness Predict Excessive Reassurance Seeking Among Clinical Outpatients

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 597-605

  Hames, Jennifer L ^a   Chiurliza, Bruno ^a   Podlogar, Matthew C ^a   Smith, April R ^b   Selby, Edward A ^c   Anestis, Michael D ^d   Joiner, Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Excessive reassurance seeking; Interpersonal theory of depression; Interpersonal theory of suicide; Perceived burdensomeness; Suicide risk; Thwarted belongingness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 84929178783     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22158     Document Type: Article

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