ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2016
Sluggish cognitive tempo is associated with suicide risk in psychiatrically hospitalized children.
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- Clinical correlates of sluggish cognitive tempo in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2019Article
- Sluggish cognitive tempo: the need for global inquiry.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2019Article
- Advancing the study of sluggish cognitive tempo via DSM, RDoC, and hierarchical models of psychopathology.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2019Review
- How Consistent Is Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Across Occasions, Sources, and Settings? Evidence From Latent State-Trait Modeling.Assessment · 2019Article
- Advancing the Multi-Informant Assessment of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: Child Self-Report in Relation to Parent and Teacher Ratings of SCT and Impairment.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2019Article
- Suicidal Behaviors in College Students: Frequency, Sex Differences, and Mental Health Correlates Including Sluggish Cognitive Tempo.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018Article
- Sluggish cognitive tempo in adults: Psychometric validation of the Adult Concentration Inventory.Psychological assessment · 2018Article
- Can Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Be Distinguished From ADHD Inattention in Very Young Children? Evidence From a Sample of Korean Preschool Children.Journal of attention disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough identified as a significant public health concern, few studies have examined correlates of suicide risk in school-aged children. Recent studies show a relation between sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) symptoms and a range of adverse outcomes linked to suicidal ideation, including depression, emotion dysregulation, lowered self-esteem, and peer problems/social withdrawal, yet no study to date has examined SCT in relation to suicide risk.
methodsWe tested the hypothesis that SCT would be associated with suicide risk in a sample of 95 psychiatrically hospitalized children (74% male; 62% black) between the ages of 8 and 12 (M = 10.01, SD = 1.50). Parents completed measures of their child's psychiatric symptoms, including SCT and depression, as well as a measure of their own psychopathology. Children completed measures assessing loneliness and depression. Both parents and children completed measures of suicide risk.
resultsWhite children reported greater suicide risk than nonwhite children. After controlling for demographic characteristics, loneliness, parental psychopathology, and correlated psychiatric symptoms, including both parent- and child self-reported depressive symptoms, SCT remained uniquely associated with children's suicide risk. Results were consistent across both parent and child measures of suicide risk.
conclusionsThis multi-informant study provides strong preliminary support for an association between SCT symptoms and suicide risk in psychiatrically hospitalized children, above and beyond loneliness, depression, and demographic characteristics. Findings are discussed in the context of the interpersonal theory of suicide. Additional studies are needed to replicate and extend these findings, with a particular need for studies that examine the cognitive processes and daydreaming content of individuals displaying elevated SCT symptomatology.
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