Individuals with current suicidal ideation demonstrate implicit "fearlessness of death"

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-9

  Hussey, I ^a   Barnes Holmes, D ^a   Booth, R ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b St Patrick s University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fearlessness of death; Implicit attitudes; Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE ASSESSMENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUTOMUTILATION; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDAL IDEATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EMOTION; FEARLESSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLICIT RELATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF INJURIOUS THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS INTERVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEAR; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84947925185     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.11.003     Document Type: Article

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