Relationship of optimism and suicidal ideation in three groups of patients at varying levels of suicide risk

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 76-84

  Huffman, Jeff C ^a,b   Boehm, Julia K ^c   Beach, Scott R ^a,b   Beale, Eleanor E ^a   DuBois, Christina M ^a   Healy, Brian C ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Optimism; Risk assessment; Suicidal ideation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST REVISED; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPTIMISM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; OPTIMISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84960908903     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.02.020     Document Type: Article

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