2024
Episodic future thinking and psychopathology: A focus on depression and suicide risk
Nam R, Lowry N, Lawrence O, Novotny L, Cha C. Episodic future thinking and psychopathology: A focus on depression and suicide risk. Current Opinion In Psychology 2024, 59: 101853. PMID: 39128387, DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingAssociated with depressive symptomsSignificant cognitive processesAutobiographical eventsEmotional valenceSuicide riskDepressive symptomsSuicidal thoughtsCognitive processesPsychopathologyDepressionSuicideTemporal associationAnhedoniaSadnessThinkingSymptomsThoughtsYouthSuicide Risk Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Test Accuracy.
Lowry N, Goger P, Hands Ruz M, Ye F, Cha C. Suicide Risk Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review of Test Accuracy. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38356410, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-064172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide risk screening toolRisk screening toolAsk Suicide-Screening QuestionsNonpsychiatric medical settingsScreening toolMedical settingsSystematic reviews of test accuracySystematic reviewAccuracy of screening toolsTool's psychometric propertiesHealth care settingsStudy risk of biasSuicidal youthRisk of biasRobust evidence baseAdaptive screeningPeer-reviewed articlesCare settingsPediatric careMethodological qualityStratified resultsEvidence basePsychometric propertiesStudy heterogeneityMeta-analytic approachAccounting for diversity in the treatment of suicide and self‐injury: A systematic review of the past 50 years of randomized controlled trials
Guzmán E, LeDuc M, B. C, Goger P, Ng M, Huang X, Ribeiro J, Fox K. Accounting for diversity in the treatment of suicide and self‐injury: A systematic review of the past 50 years of randomized controlled trials. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024, 54: 250-262. PMID: 38193589, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-injurious thoughtsTreatment of suicidalityRandomized controlled trialsSelf-injuryTreatment literatureTreatment researchSITBsControlled trialsSystematic reviewSample characteristicsNon-LGBTQ+Sample representativeSocioeconomic statusNon-HispanicReporting practicesHigher incomeDiverse backgroundsDiverse populations
2023
Culturally Responsive Assessment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth of Color
Molock S, Boyd R, Alvarez K, Cha C, Denton E, Glenn C, Katz C, Mueller A, Meca A, Meza J, Miranda R, Ortin-Peralta A, Polanco-Roman L, Singer J, Zullo L, Miller A. Culturally Responsive Assessment of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth of Color. American Psychologist 2023, 78: 842-855. PMID: 36913280, PMCID: PMC10497725, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunities of colorSuicide risk assessmentRisk assessment instrumentsRisk assessment measuresYouth of colorSuicide risk assessment measuresRisk assessmentCommunity violenceSuicide risk factorsSuicide-related phenomenaBlack youthAssessment instrumentsSuicide ratesYouth suicideSuicideSuicidal thoughtsYouthRacial socializationExposure to racismAssessment measuresSuicide deathsCulturally responsive assessmentHealth care infrastructureSecond-leading cause of deathPublic health concernSpecificity, frequency, and intent: Multiple characteristics of adolescents' suicide plan correlate with their history of suicidal behavior
Beaton M, Gratch I, B. C. Specificity, frequency, and intent: Multiple characteristics of adolescents' suicide plan correlate with their history of suicidal behavior. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2023, 53: 1025-1037. PMID: 37720928, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn 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
2022
Future Directions in Understanding and Interpreting Discrepant Reports of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Youth
Spears A, Gratch I, Nam R, Goger P, B. C. Future Directions in Understanding and Interpreting Discrepant Reports of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Youth. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2022, 52: 134-146. PMID: 36473063, PMCID: PMC9898197, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2145567.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Suicide risk around the world: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Guzmán E, Cha C, Ribeiro J, Franklin J. Suicide risk around the world: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 54: 1459-1470. PMID: 31485691, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01759-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural stigmaMeta-analysis of longitudinal studiesLongitudinal studyIncome levelPsychopathology-related variablesMeta-analysisRisk effect sizeRisk factorsMeta-regression findingsMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesCountry income levelIdentified risk factorsGeneralizability of findingsGlobal suicide deathsSuicide riskModify riskPrevention effortsLines of researchSTB riskSTB outcomesMeta-regressionSuicide deathsLongitudinal researchEffect sizeInvestigating the Psychometric Properties of the Suicide Stroop Task
Wilson K, Millner A, Auerbach R, Glenn C, Kearns J, Kirtley O, Najmi S, O’Connor R, Stewart J, B. C. Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Suicide Stroop Task. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1052-1061. PMID: 31070448, PMCID: PMC7011179, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide stroop taskStroop taskBehavioral measuresPsychometric propertiesConcurrent validityInternal consistencyMental health researchLow internal consistencyInternal consistency coefficientSuicide attemptsSuicidal thoughtsStimulus typeNear chanceSuicideReliability findingsScoring approachInterference scoresConsistency coefficientTaskScoresNonattemptersPsychometricallyRTHealth researchFindingsDepressed and suicidal patients in the emergency department: an evidence-based approach.
Chang B, Tezanos K, Gratch I, Cha C. Depressed and suicidal patients in the emergency department: an evidence-based approach. Emergency Medicine Practice 2019, 21: 1-24. PMID: 31033267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide riskAssessment of suicide riskCutting-edge interventionsZero Suicide modelLethal means counselingMental health crisisEmergency department visitsImplementation of safety plansPathology of depressionMental status evaluationBest-practice recommendationsEvidence-based approachPostdischarge contactDepartment visitsSuicidal patientsSuicide attemptsPharmacotherapy approachesSuicide modelsSubstance abuseEmergency departmentScreening toolDepressionHealth crisisClinical settingSuicide
2018
Examining the impact of emergency care settings on suicidal patients: A call to action
Guzmán E, Tezanos K, Chang B, Cha C. Examining the impact of emergency care settings on suicidal patients: A call to action. General Hospital Psychiatry 2018, 63: 9-13. PMID: 30077397, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED settingEmergency departmentSuicidal patientsEmergency care settingsSuicide prevention effortsPatient populationCare settingsPotential sources of stressSources of stressMultiple patient populationsED experiencePrevention effortsTherapeutic careSuicidal individualsSuicide riskRisk periodResearch synthesisMethodological considerationsSuicidePotential benefitsAction objectivesRiskSetsDomain of studyPatients
2017
Annual Research Review: Suicide among youth – epidemiology, (potential) etiology, and treatment
B. C, Franz P, Guzmán E, Glenn C, Kleiman E, Nock M. Annual Research Review: Suicide among youth – epidemiology, (potential) etiology, and treatment. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2017, 59: 460-482. PMID: 29090457, PMCID: PMC5867204, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal thoughtsImprove etiological understandingHigh-risk populationPrevention of suicidal thoughtsDiverse high-risk populationsPrevalence of suicidal thoughtsSelf-report measuresEtiological understandingTechnology-based interventionsPsychotherapeutic treatmentPsychological treatmentComplex clinical outcomesPreliminary evidenceSociodemographic populationsPsychological factorsSample characteristicsPrevention effortsPrevention strategiesEtiological mechanismsSuicideThoughtsRisk factorsYouthEpidemiologyClinical outcomesUnderstanding suicide risk within the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework: A meta‐analytic review
Glenn C, Kleiman E, B. C, Deming C, Franklin J, Nock M. Understanding suicide risk within the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework: A meta‐analytic review. Depression And Anxiety 2017, 35: 65-88. PMID: 29064611, PMCID: PMC5760472, DOI: 10.1002/da.22686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeta-analytic reviewSuicidal thoughtsNational Institute of Mental Health's Research Domain Criteria (RDoCResearch Domain Criteria (RDoC) frameworkTransdiagnostic risk factorPredicting suicidal ideationProtective factorsRDoC domainsSuicidal behaviorSuicidal ideationSuicide riskSuicide attemptsSuicide theoriesSuicide outcomesSuicideProspective riskRDoCExamined riskEffects of risk factorsThoughtsIdeationRisk factorsBehaviorPredictorsNational InstituteAccounting for Diversity in Suicide Research: Sampling and Sample Reporting Practices in the United States
B. C, Tezanos K, Peros O, Ng M, Ribeiro J, Nock M, Franklin J. Accounting for Diversity in Suicide Research: Sampling and Sample Reporting Practices in the United States. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2017, 48: 131-139. PMID: 28276601, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgender statusUnited States researchState researchVeteran statusYoung adult sampleReview longitudinal studiesParticipant raceMethodological practicesUnited StatesSuicide researchSuicidal thoughtsAdult samplesNon-HispanicIdentified many risk factorsPractice of samplingDiverse populationsReporting practicesSample characteristicsLongitudinal studyParticipant ageArticleParticipantsPracticeEthnicityRace
2016
Examining Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Viewing Suicide and Self-Injury Stimuli
B. C, Glenn J, Deming C, D’Angelo E, Hooley J, Teachman B, Nock M. Examining Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Viewing Suicide and Self-Injury Stimuli. Psychological Assessment 2016, 28: 1510-1515. PMID: 26821197, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit Association TestSelf-injurySelf-Injury Implicit Association TestIAT studiesAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsSelf-injurious thoughtsFemale research participantsPsychiatric inpatientsSuicidal urgesBehavioral measuresMood declineNeurobiological studiesAssociation TestIatrogenic effectsHigh-stakes natureSuicideUndergraduate studentsClinical scienceWeb-based respondentsResearch participantsSITBsMoodStimuliInpatientsUrge
2008
Suicide and Suicidal Behavior
Nock M, Borges G, Bromet E, B. C, Kessler R, Lee S. Suicide and Suicidal Behavior. Epidemiologic Reviews 2008, 30: 133-154. PMID: 18653727, PMCID: PMC2576496, DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxn002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal behaviorRates of suicidal behaviorTreatment of suicidal personsPrevalence of suicidal behaviorNonfatal suicidal behaviorProtective factorsNext generation of studiesPsychiatric disordersEpidemiology of suicideGeneration of studiesSuicidal personsSystematic review of studiesSuicideReview of studiesEpidemiological researchModify riskCross-national variabilityIncidence rateClinical assessmentSystematic reviewCorrelation of prevalencePersonsRisk factorsCross-nationallyPrevalence