2025
Delineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality Among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Bronstein M, Kummerfeld E, Bearden C, Cornblatt B, Walker E, Woods S, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Cadenhead K, Addington J, Cannon T, Vinogradov S. Delineating Empirically Plausible Causal Pathways to Suicidality Among People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2025, 134: 239-250. PMID: 39913476, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyClinical high-risk samplesAttenuated psychosis symptomsPathways to suicideSuicide risk reductionPsychosis symptomsCausal pathwaysDepressed moodPsychosisIntervention effortsSelf-deprecationSuicideLongitudinal studyMeasurement time pointsStudy timepointsHigh riskSymptomsInterventionHopelessnessMoodTime pointsDepressionIndividualsDirect causes
2024
A tale of two constructs: combined assessment of demoralization and subjective incompetence
Murri M, Folesani F, Azzolina D, Muscettola A, Bobevski I, Triolo F, Farkas G, Braccia F, Gavesi M, Toffanin T, Ferrara M, Zerbinati L, Khan M, Gregori D, De Figueredo J, Kissane D, Caruso R, Grassi L, Nanni M. A tale of two constructs: combined assessment of demoralization and subjective incompetence. Psychology Health & Medicine 2024, 29: 1635-1651. PMID: 39302008, DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2024.2405749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubjective incompetenceClinical dimensionsItem response theory analysisLatent trait scoresItem psychometric propertiesShort assessment instrumentDimension of demoralizationItem response theory modelsTrait scoresItem structurePsychometric propertiesDemoralization ScaleAssessment instrumentsDemoralizationIRT modelsTwenty itemsLong versionItemsDiscriminative propertiesClinical assessmentGeneral populationTheory analysisMultiple dimensionsHopelessnessEarly signsIdentifying facilitators and barriers to the uptake of medication for opioid use disorder in Washington, DC: A community-engaged concept mapping approach
Gullahorn B, Kuo I, Robinson A, Bailey J, Loken J, Taggart T. Identifying facilitators and barriers to the uptake of medication for opioid use disorder in Washington, DC: A community-engaged concept mapping approach. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0306931. PMID: 39028730, PMCID: PMC11259286, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcept mapping approachOpioid use disorderUptake of medicationCommunity advisory boardStigma associated with substance useUse disorderPublic health challengeAwareness of treatmentMOUD deliverySense of hopelessnessIdentified barriersUnique statementsHealth challengesAdvisory BoardOpioid overdoseProvidersCommunity membersMOUD engagementMOUDSubstance useTreatment programsHopelessnessMedicationPersonal motivationFacilitationUtility of the Death-Implicit Association Test in a Sample of Suicidal Inpatients
Lord K, Rice T, Levy H, Sain K, Stubbing J, Diefenbach G, Tolin D. Utility of the Death-Implicit Association Test in a Sample of Suicidal Inpatients. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 48: 426-434. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10465-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeath Implicit Association TestSuicide riskD scoreSample of psychiatric inpatientsMeasures of suicide riskAssessment of suicide riskAssociation TestIndicators of suicide riskLifetime suicide attemptsMethodThe present studySuicidal cognitionsPsychiatric inpatientsSuicidal ideationExplicit measuresSuicide attemptsAttempted SuicideInconsistent findingsPositive scoresDD scoresPresent studyAssociated with lifeIdeationSelf-IdentificationHopelessnessCognition
2023
An examination of episodic future thinking in the emergency department among youth experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Pollak O, Shin K, Baroni A, Gerson R, Bell K, Tezanos K, Fernandes S, Robinaugh D, Schacter D, Spirito A, Cha C. An examination of episodic future thinking in the emergency department among youth experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 33: 923-933. PMID: 37162586, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02219-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic future thinkingSuicide-related crisisFuture thinkingSuicidal thoughtsFuture eventsPsychiatric emergency departmentPerformance-based measuresAcute psychiatric careRobust risk factorsEpisodic detailsPsychological functioningEvent detailsPsychiatric careOlder adolescentsPsychological stateAssessed 6YouthAdolescentsClinical utilitySensory perceptionThoughtsSTBHopelessnessThinkingEmergency department
2021
Acute and Sustained Reductions in Loss of Meaning and Suicidal Ideation Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Psychiatric and Existential Distress in Life-Threatening Cancer
Ross S, Agin-Liebes G, Lo S, Zeifman R, Ghazal L, Benville J, Corso S, Real C, Guss J, Bossis A, Mennenga S. Acute and Sustained Reductions in Loss of Meaning and Suicidal Ideation Following Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Psychiatric and Existential Distress in Life-Threatening Cancer. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2021, 4: 553-562. PMID: 33860185, PMCID: PMC8033770, DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationElevated levels of depressionPsilocybin-assisted psychotherapyLevels of depressionWithin-group reductionsAntisuicidal effectsPsilocybin treatmentAntidepressant medicationCancer diagnosisCompleted SuicideLoss of meaningBetween-group differencesApparent 2 weeksComposite scoreDemoralizationHeightened riskDepressionSuicideExploratory analysisMonths postdosingRandomized Controlled TrialsExistential distressIdeationHopelessnessHastened death
2008
Clinical and psychological correlates of two domains of hopelessness in schizophrenia
Lysaker PH, Salyers MP, Tsai J, Spurrier LY, Davis LW. Clinical and psychological correlates of two domains of hopelessness in schizophrenia. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2008, 45: 911-920. PMID: 19009477, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.07.0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSpectrum disorderNegative symptomsMental illness stereotypesAspects of hopeLess preferenceLess alienationPsychological correlatesSocial phobiaPsychological factorsEmotional discomfortLess endorsementGreater senseMultiple regressionHopelessnessStressorsDisordersPhobiaAnxietyPreferencesSymptomsStereotypesVarianceHopeEndorsement
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