BACKGROUND: Prior research has reported that a substantial portion of suicidal behavior occurs impulsively. These studies, however, have been unable to assess for episodic planning. AIMS: To provide preliminary support for the plausibility and utility of assessing episodic, nonlinear planning in suicidal behavior. METHOD: Fifty undergraduates with a prior history of suicidal behavior responded to a series of questions assessing level of attempt, method, and level of planning during their most recent self-reported suicide attempt. RESULTS: Level of intent was positively associated with planning, and the modal individual whose most recent attempt involved clear intent to die endorsed planning for at least 1 year. CONCLUSION: These preliminary data support the plausibility and potential utility of assessing episodic planning and indicate that suicide attempts involving a clear intent to die typically require extensive levels of planning and rarely (if ever) emerge without forethought.
BACKGROUND: Prior research has reported that a substantial portion of suicidal behavior occurs impulsively. These studies, however, have been unable to assess for episodic planning. AIMS: To provide preliminary support for the plausibility and utility of assessing episodic, nonlinear planning in suicidal behavior. METHOD: Fifty undergraduates with a prior history of suicidal behavior responded to a series of questions assessing level of attempt, method, and level of planning during their most recent self-reported suicide attempt. RESULTS: Level of intent was positively associated with planning, and the modal individual whose most recent attempt involved clear intent to die endorsed planning for at least 1 year. CONCLUSION: These preliminary data support the plausibility and potential utility of assessing episodic planning and indicate that suicide attempts involving a clear intent to die typically require extensive levels of planning and rarely (if ever) emerge without forethought.
Authors: Sadia R Chaudhury; Tanya Singh; Ainsley Burke; Barbara Stanley; J John Mann; Michael Grunebaum; M Elizabeth Sublette; Maria A Oquendo Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis Date: 2016-11 Impact factor: 2.254
Authors: Craig J Bryan; Jonathan E Butner; Alexis M May; Kelsi F Rugo; Julia Harris; D Nicolas Oakey; David C Rozek; AnnaBelle O Bryan Journal: New Ideas Psychol Date: 2020-04