SynthesisCurrent psychiatry reports2021
Use of Ecological Momentary Assessment to Study Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior: a Systematic Review.
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- Personality domains in early stages of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment Procedures of Self-Harm (With and Without Suicidal Intent) Studies in Adolescents and Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Ecological Momentary Assessment of Self-Harm Thoughts and Behaviors: Systematic Review of Constructs From the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Studies of Social Anxiety Using Ambulatory Assessment: Systematic Review.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
- Digital cognitive-behavioural therapy to reduce suicidal ideation and behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data.Evidence-based mental health · 2022Pooled it
- A meta-analysis on the affect regulation function of real-time self-injurious thoughts and behaviours.Nature human behaviour · 2022Pooled it
- Implicit Cognition Tests for the Assessment of Suicide Risk: a Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Pooled it
- Practices for monitoring and responding to incoming data on self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in intensive longitudinal studies: A systematic review.Clinical psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Pilot microrandomized trial of a brief digital intervention for suicidal thoughts.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Association Between Suicidal Ideation and Negative Affect: 6-Month Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Who and what retrospective risk assessments miss: Examining retrospective denial of momentary suicidal ideation in adolescents.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Conceptualization From the Sensors to Suicide-Related Outcomes: Scoping Review Based on Layered Hierarchical Sensemaking Framework.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Predicting Next-Day Passive Suicidal Ideation in At-Risk Youth.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2026Article
- Predicting next-day suicidal urges, depression, and PTSD symptoms using ecological momentary assessments and passive sensing of sleep among military service members and veterans.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Identifying Symptom Dynamics and Profiles of Subgroups at Risk for Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation Among Korean Adults: 2-Week Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Suicidal Ideation After Discharge From Psychiatric Hospital: Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- Digital mood phenotyping predicts short- and long-term suicidal ideation across a two-year timescale.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mood dynamics in adolescents and young adults with and without a history of suicidal thoughts and actions: a network approach.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Understanding sleep and smartphone use in diverse adolescents through passive digital monitoring.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026Article
- Emotion Reactivity Moderates the Association Between Momentary Negative Affect and Suicidal Thinking.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewEcological momentary assessment (EMA) is a recently introduced approach to patient evaluation that consists of asking patients questions in real time and in their usual habitat. This method seeks to contribute to suicide prevention by providing psychiatrists with detailed information about suicidal thoughts and behavior, how these fluctuate over short periods of time, and the short-term risk factors presented by patients. We conducted a systematic review of published research using EMA to study suicidal thoughts and behavior. RECENT
findingsSeveral systematic reviews of EMA in mental health have been conducted to date, and the literature contains numerous theoretical papers and compilations on EMA and suicide phenomena. To date, however, no systematic reviews have explored the use of this tool to study suicidal thoughts and behavior. We performed a systematic review of five databases (i.e., PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and PsycINFO) to identify studies on EMA and suicidal thoughts and behavior. An initial search revealed 544 articles. Following the study selection process, 35 studies were included in the review. Almost three-quarters of the studies were published in the last 4 years. The studies reviewed concluded that EMA was generally feasible and well accepted. EMA findings correlated well with the results of a retrospective assessment, though tended to over-represent symptom severity. Our review points to important aspects of suicidal thoughts and behavior, such as its wide fluctuation over short periods of time. Negative affect and disturbed sleep, among others, emerged as short-term predictors of suicidal thoughts and behavior. Therefore, EMA is a potentially useful tool in clinical practice, although not without drawbacks, such as participant fatigue with questionnaires and ethical concerns.
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