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ReviewNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2023

Toward objective characterizations of suicide risk: A narrative review of laboratory-based cognitive and behavioral tasks.

Steven J Lamontagne, Paloma K Zabala, Carlos A Zarate, Elizabeth D Ballard

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Review in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Review: Suicide and its relationship to aggression and impulsivity.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2025
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  6. Social problem-solving, interpersonal stress, exclusion, and empathy in suicide risk.Clinical psychology : a publication of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association · 2024
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  8. Negative Urgency and Lack of Perseverance Predict Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Young Adolescents.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Steven J LamontagneExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: steven.lamontagne@nih.gov.
Paloma K ZabalaExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Carlos A ZarateExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Elizabeth D BallardExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Funding

Target validation of novel therapeutic agents in mood disordersZIAMH002927 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI ZARATE, CARLOS · 2010 to 2025
$37.1M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 MH999999Intramural NIH HHS ZIA MH002927
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although suicide is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide, current prevention efforts have failed to substantively mitigate suicide risk. Suicide research has traditionally relied on subjective reports that may not accurately differentiate those at high versus minimal risk. This narrative review supports the inclusion of objective task-based measures in suicide research to complement existing subjective batteries. The article: 1) outlines risk factors proposed by contemporary theories of suicide and highlights recent empirical findings supporting these theories; 2) discusses ongoing challenges associated with current risk assessment tools and their ability to accurately evaluate risk factors; and 3) analyzes objective laboratory measures that can be implemented alongside traditional measures to enhance the precision of risk assessment. To illustrate the potential of these methods to improve our understanding of suicide risk, the article reviews how acute stress responses in a laboratory setting can be modeled, given that stress is a major precipitant for suicidal behavior. More precise risk assessment strategies can emerge if objective measures are implemented in conjunction with traditional subjective measures.

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SuicideSuicide PreventionCognitionHumansRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationLaboratory tasksObjective measuresRisk mitigationStress responseSuicide

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PMID37595649
PMCPMC10592047

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