ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences2020
Advancing the Understanding of Suicide: The Need for Formal Theory and Rigorous Descriptive Research.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicidal Ideation or Behaviors on Depression, Anxiety, and Hopelessness in Individuals With Suicidal Ideation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Neural Correlates Involved in Behavioral Metrics of Emotion Regulation and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors.Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide ResearchPooled it
- Using smartphone surveys to predict next-week suicide attempts.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2026Article
- Next generation of big data in psychiatry: more theory, more within-person data, and better integration of artificial intelligence.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Applying the reinforcer pathology model to alcohol use and suicide risk: An initial test.Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior · 2026Article
- Mood computational mechanisms underlying increased risk behavior in adolescent suicidal patients.eLife · 2026Article
- Explaining the Link Between PTSD and Suicide: A Meta-Analysis to Introduce the CEASE Framework.Psychological reports · 2026Article
- Development of a tool for assessing awareness of consequences of suicide.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The descent of agamemnon and the disquietude of job: The death of agency as the spur of suicide.Psychological review · 2025Review
- Longitudinal panel networks of risk and protective factors for early adolescent suicidality in the ABCD sample.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- Review: Suicide and its relationship to aggression and impulsivity.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2025Review
- Rumination as a within-person indirect pathway between daily negative life events and suicidal ideation in recently hospitalized adults.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Article
- Analyzing Trends in Suicidal Thoughts Among Patients With Psychosis in India: Exploratory Secondary Analysis of Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment Data.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
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- "I Will Die by My Own Hand": Understanding the Development of Suicide Capability in the Narratives of Individuals Who Have Attempted Suicide.Qualitative health research · 2025Article
- Competence required while caring for people living with mental illness in the ambulance care setting: a Delphi study.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Protective factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adolescence: a longitudinal population-based cohort study examining sex differences.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Courage, hope, and transformation: Patient experiences of web-based, therapist delivered eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for suicidal ideation.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Antecedents, reasons for, and consequences of suicide attempts: Results from a qualitative study of 89 suicide attempts among army soldiers.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide and perhaps the most puzzling and devastating of all human behaviors. Suicide research has primarily been guided by verbal theories containing vague constructs and poorly specified relationships. We propose two fundamental changes required to move toward a mechanistic understanding of suicide. First, we must formalize theories of suicide, expressing them as mathematical or computational models. Second, we must conduct rigorous descriptive research, prioritizing direct observation and precise measurement of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and of the factors posited to cause them. Together, theory formalization and rigorous descriptive research will facilitate abductive theory construction and strong theory testing, thereby improving the understanding and prevention of suicide and related behaviors.
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