An Aspect of the Capability for Suicide—Fearlessness of the Pain Involved in Dying—Amplifies the Association Between Suicide Ideation and Attempts

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 650-662

  Smith, Phillip N ^a   Stanley, Ian H ^b   Joiner, Thomas E ^b   Sachs Ericsson, Natalie J ^b   Van Orden, Kimberly A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired capability; fearlessness about death; interpersonal theory of suicide; suicide attempts; suicide ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; OUTPATIENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84964397364     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2016.1162245     Document Type: Article

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