Psychology Wiki
Register
Advertisement

Assessment | Biopsychology | Comparative | Cognitive | Developmental | Language | Individual differences | Personality | Philosophy | Social |
Methods | Statistics | Clinical | Educational | Industrial | Professional items | World psychology |

Clinical: Approaches · Group therapy · Techniques · Types of problem · Areas of specialism · Taxonomies · Therapeutic issues · Modes of delivery · Model translation project · Personal experiences ·


Suicide
Clinical aspects
Suicide crisis
Assessment of suicide risk
Intervention | Prevention
Crisis hotline | Suicide watch
Suicide and mental health
Attempted suicide
Related phenomena
Parasuicide | Self-harm
Suicidal ideation | Suicide note
Types of suicide
Suicide by method
Altruistic suicide
Assisted suicide | Copycat suicide
Cult suicide | Euthanasia
Forced suicide| Internet suicide
Mass suicide | Murder-suicide
Ritual suicide | Suicide attack
Suicide pact | Teenage suicide
Jail suicide | Copycat suicide
Further aspects
Suicide and gender
Suicide and occupation
Suicide crisis intervention
Suicide prevention centres
Suicide and clinical training
Views on suicide
History of suicide
Medical | Cultural
Legal | Philosophical
Religious | Right to die
edit this box


Suicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about suicide, which may be as detailed as a formulated plan, without the suicidal act itself. Although most people who undergo suicidal ideation do not commit suicide, some go on to make suicide attempts.[1] The range of suicidal ideation varies greatly from fleeting to detailed planning, role playing and unsuccessful attempts, which may be deliberately constructed to fail or be discovered or may be fully intended to succeed.

In a study conducted in Finland, 22% of the suicides examined had discussed suicidal intent with a health care professional in their last office visit.[2]

Risk factors[]

Psychiatric disorders[]

Past history[]

  • History of previous suicide attempt
  • Family history of suicide attempt

Symptoms associated with suicide ideation[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. Gliatto, Michael F., Rai, Anil K. (March 1999). Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation. American Family Physician 59 (6).
  2. Halgin, Richard P.; Susan Whitbourne (2006). Abnormal psychology : clinical perspectives on psychological disorders, 267–272, Boston : McGraw-Hill.
  3. Gliatto, Michael F., Rai, Anil K. (March 1999). Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation. American Family Physician 59 (6).
  • Beck, AT, Steer, RA; Kovacs, M; Garrison, B (1985). Hopelessness and eventual suicide: a 10-year prospective study of patients hospitalized with suicidal ideation. Am J Psychiatry 142 (5): 559–563.
  • Uncapher, H (2000-2001). Cognitive biases and suicidal ideation in elderly psychiatric inpatients. Omega 42 (1): 21–36.
  • Uncapher, H, Gallagher-Thompson, D; Osgood, NJ (1998). Hopelessness and suicidal ideation in older adults. The Gerontologist 38 (1): 62–70.

External links[]


This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).
This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).
Advertisement