2024
An Examination of Episodic Future Thinking and Episodic Memory Among Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents
B. C, Nam R, Bell K, Goger P, Parvez N, Pollak O, Robinaugh D, Sanghvi D, Schacter D. An Examination of Episodic Future Thinking and Episodic Memory Among Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-14. PMID: 39412286, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2384038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingNonsuicidal adolescentsEpisodic memorySuicidal individualsProcesses of episodic memoryFuture eventsPositive future eventsNegative future eventsCommunity-based adolescentsPerformance-based measuresSuicidal adolescentsSuicidal ideationDepressive symptomsCognitive processesSI historyPredictive validityDesign of interventionsAssociated with pastAdolescentsGreater difficultySuicideMemorySymptomsIdeationTesting the modifiability of episodic future thinking and episodic memory among suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents
Goger P, Nam R, Lowry N, Bell K, Parvez N, Pollak O, Robinaugh D, Schacter D, B. C. Testing the modifiability of episodic future thinking and episodic memory among suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents. JCPP Advances 2024, 4: e12236. PMID: 39411469, PMCID: PMC11472815, DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpisodic specificity inductionEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingSuicidal ideationSI historyNon-episodic detailsModify cognitive processesSpecific inductionPerformance-based measuresWithin-person changesEpisodic futureNonsuicidal adolescentsPotential intervention targetsEpisodic detailsAdolescent SISuicidal adolescentsEpisodic memoryCognitive mechanismsCognitive processesIntervention targetsPreliminary evidenceAdolescentsModerating effectMemoryIdeation
2023
Examining Highly Novel Positive Future Thinking in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents
Nam R, B. C. Examining Highly Novel Positive Future Thinking in Suicidal and Nonsuicidal Adolescents. Archives Of Suicide Research 2023, 28: 1200-1214. PMID: 39434628, PMCID: PMC11496765, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2282660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive future thinkingSI severityFuture thinkingSuicidal ideationAssociated with greater suicide riskPositive future eventsNonsuicidal adolescentsFuture thoughtsSuicide riskBehavioral measuresDepressive symptomsPositive futureHeterogeneous constructFuture eventsClinical interventionsAdolescentsSeverityIdeationNonsuicideBaselineMeasure attainmentFollow-upSuicideThinkingAttainmentSpecificity, frequency, and intent: Multiple characteristics of adolescents' suicide plan correlate with their history of suicidal behavior
Beaton M, Gratch I, Cha 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
Single- vs. Multi-Item Assessment of Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents.
Gratch I, Tezanos K, Fernades S, Bell K, Pollak O, Cha C. Single- vs. Multi-Item Assessment of Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2022, 105: 16-21. PMID: 35476730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Conceptualizing death: How do suicidal adolescents view the end of their lives?
Tezanos K, Pollak O, Cha C. Conceptualizing death: How do suicidal adolescents view the end of their lives? Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2021, 51: 807-815. PMID: 34060123, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationSuicidal adolescentsEscape acceptanceSelf-report measuresDeath-related cognitionsDetect suicide riskDomains of risk factorsNonsuicidal adolescentsSuicide riskIdeationDevelopmental periodAdolescentsRisk factorsCognitionDeath avoidanceAdolescents' attitudesConceptualizationAvoidanceNeutral acceptanceAcceptanceDeathBaselineBeliefsRiskExamining Discrepant Reports of Adolescents’ Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors: A Focus on Racial and Ethnic Minority Families
Bell K, Gratch I, Ebo T, Cha C. Examining Discrepant Reports of Adolescents’ Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors: A Focus on Racial and Ethnic Minority Families. Archives Of Suicide Research 2021, 26: 1505-1519. PMID: 34019780, DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2021.1925607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsuicidal self-injurySelf-injurious thoughtsParent-adolescent dyadsAdolescent self-reportSuicidal ideationHistory of suicidal ideationSelf-reportMulti-informant reportsAdolescent suicidal ideationParent-adolescent discrepanciesDyads of adolescentsSelf-harm tendenciesSelf-injurySuicidal gesturesSuicide attemptsSuicide planWhite dyadsAdolescent suicideAdolescent historyDiscrepancy reportsIdeationSuicideDemographic correlatesAdolescentsDyadsSelf-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Revised (SITBI-R): Reliability, Validity, and Inter-Informant Agreement in an Adolescent Sample
Gratch I, Fernandes S, Bell K, Pollak O, Fox K, Tezanos K, Ebo T, B. C. Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Revised (SITBI-R): Reliability, Validity, and Inter-Informant Agreement in an Adolescent Sample. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 51: 484-494. PMID: 33847199, PMCID: PMC8577009, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1901229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-injurious thoughtsInter-informant agreementParent-adolescent disagreementsInter-rater reliabilityParent-adolescent agreementNonsuicidal adolescentsEvaluate moderatorsAdolescent sampleSuicide riskBehalf of their childLab visitsExcellent inter-rater reliabilityConvergent validityPsychometric propertiesAdolescentsParental assessmentInter informationAdolescent parentsThoughtsParentsInter-raterChildrenSuicideBehaviorModeratelyDefeat, Entrapment, and Positive Future Thinking: Examining Key Theoretical Predictors of Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents
Pollak O, Guzmán E, Shin K, B. C. Defeat, Entrapment, and Positive Future Thinking: Examining Key Theoretical Predictors of Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 590388. PMID: 33746823, PMCID: PMC7969632, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.590388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive future thinkingSuicidal ideationIMV modelFuture thinkingDepressive symptomsHistory of suicide attemptsPredictors of suicidal ideationHistory of suicidal ideationRates of suicidal ideationRecurrent suicidal ideationHistory of ideationSuicidal ideation severityPositive future eventsCommunity-based adolescentsIdeation severityDefeat/entrapmentSuicide attemptsSuicide theoriesIdeationFuture eventsAdolescentsTheoretical predictorsThinking abilitySymptomsDefeatUsing Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents
Tezanos K, Bell K, Cha C. Using Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents. 2021, 159-174. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-82465-5_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal thoughtsEmergence of suicidal thoughtsEarly detection of suicide riskDegree of face validitySuicide-related wordsReaction-time taskDetection of suicide riskSuicidal adolescentsSuicidal behaviorExplicit measuresSuicide riskSuicide predictionSuicideEmpirical supportAdolescentsFace validityCultural contextThoughtsCultural sensitivityMeasurement typesBehaviorWordsEarly detection strategiesClinical decision-makingTask
2020
Does function predict persistence? Nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents during and after hospitalization
Pollak O, D'Angelo E, Cha C. Does function predict persistence? Nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescents during and after hospitalization. Psychiatry Research 2020, 286: 112839. PMID: 32088507, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonsuicidal self-injuryNSSI functionsSocial functioningSelf-injuryNonsuicidal self-injurious thoughtsNonsuicidal self-injurious behaviorNSSI engagementAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsSelf-oriented functionsPsychiatric inpatientsAutomatic functionsAdolescentsEndorsementReduced likelihoodPredictable patternThoughtsBehaviorInpatientsOutcomes
2018
22.2 Development of an Innovative and Practical Suicide Risk-Assessment Battery for Adolescents in the Emergency Department
Tezanos K, Gerson R, Baroni A, Cha C. 22.2 Development of an Innovative and Practical Suicide Risk-Assessment Battery for Adolescents in the Emergency Department. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 57: s32. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk Assessment BatteryAdolescents
2017
Implicit identification with death predicts change in suicide ideation during psychiatric treatment in adolescents
Glenn C, Kleiman E, Coppersmith D, Santee A, Esposito E, B. C, Nock M, Auerbach R. Implicit identification with death predicts change in suicide ideation during psychiatric treatment in adolescents. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2017, 58: 1319-1329. PMID: 28675456, PMCID: PMC5693711, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationImplicit identificationPsychiatric treatmentSuicidal thoughtsDeath IATSuicide riskShort-term residential treatment programAssociated with recent suicidal ideationPredictors of suicide riskHistory of suicidal thoughtsSuicidal ideation severityResidential treatment programImplicit Association TestIdeation severityImplicit cognitionSuicidal thinkingSuicidal behaviorStimulus versionsIdeationTreatment programsAssociation TestSuicideStronger identificationAdolescentsIATCognitive Control Deficits Differentiate Adolescent Suicide Ideators From Attempters.
Stewart J, Glenn C, Esposito E, Cha C, Nock M, Auerbach R. Cognitive Control Deficits Differentiate Adolescent Suicide Ideators From Attempters. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2017, 78: e614-e621. PMID: 28199073, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.16m10647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide stroop taskSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsCognitive controlEmotional stimuliContext of emotional stimuliSuicidal ideation to attemptsCorrelates of suicidal behaviorAdolescent suicidal ideationResidential treatment facilityAdolescent suicide riskEffect of groupStroop taskGeneral deficitSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskPositive wordsSuicide-relatedIdeationMental illnessSuicideStimuliDeficitsAdolescentsAnalysis of varianceTrajectories of Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents Following Psychiatric Hospitalization
Wolff J, Davis S, Liu R, Cha C, Cheek S, Nestor B, Frazier E, Schaffer M, Spirito A. Trajectories of Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents Following Psychiatric Hospitalization. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2017, 46: 355-363. PMID: 28349306, PMCID: PMC5617752, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-017-0293-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic SISuicidal ideationEmotion dysregulationPsychiatric hospitalNon-acceptance of emotional responsesTrajectories of suicidal ideationGroup membershipPredictors of group membershipEmotion regulation strategiesTrajectories of SISI groupTrajectory group membershipSI trajectorySuicide riskPartial hospitalizationSuicide attemptsRegulation strategiesEmotional responsesMonths post-dischargeAdolescentsEmotionsBaseline predictorsIdeationIntensive servicesSuicide
2015
Implicit cognition about self‐injury predicts actual self‐injurious behavior: results from a longitudinal study of adolescents
Glenn C, Kleiman E, Cha C, Nock M, Prinstein M. Implicit cognition about self‐injury predicts actual self‐injurious behavior: results from a longitudinal study of adolescents. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2015, 57: 805-813. PMID: 26684880, PMCID: PMC5985446, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsuicidal self-injurySelf-injuryFrequent nonsuicidal self‐injuryNonsuicidal self-injury frequencyNonsuicidal self-injurious behaviorSelf-injurious behaviorSample of middle school studentsState-related changesMiddle school studentsImplicit cognitionImplicit associationsReciprocal associationsSelf-identificationLongitudinal examinationLongitudinal studyAdolescentsSchool studentsAdolescents' backgroundImplicitCognitionBehaviorAssociationEngagementIndividualsResearchUsing Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescent Inpatients
Cha C, Augenstein T, Frost K, Gallagher K, D’Angelo E, Nock M. Using Implicit and Explicit Measures to Predict Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescent Inpatients. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 55: 62-68. PMID: 26703911, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsuicidal self-injuryNSSI historySI-IATExplicit measuresAdolescent inpatientsSelf-injuryImplicit measuresAdolescent nonsuicidal self-injuryNSSI methodsAdolescent psychiatric inpatientsExplicit self-reportProspective risk factorsPsychiatric inpatientsSelf-injureOutcome-specificSelf-reportInpatientsExploratory analysisInpatient hospitalizationHospital stayShort-term predictorAdolescentsMultiple time pointsImplicitScores
2011
Evidence for an emotion–cognition interaction in the statistical prediction of suicide attempts
Dour H, Cha C, Nock M. Evidence for an emotion–cognition interaction in the statistical prediction of suicide attempts. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2011, 49: 294-298. PMID: 21353203, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion-cognition interactionsSuicidal behaviorSuicide attemptsProblem-solving skillsEmotional reactivityTheoretical models of suicidePrediction of suicideModel of suicideYoung adultsNext generation of studiesGeneration of studiesSuicideBivariate associationsAdolescentsSkillsRisk factorsAdultsStatistical predictionIndividual risk factorsBehaviorEmotionsYouthAttemptStudyReactivityNonsuicidal Self-Injury
Cha C, Nock M. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. 2011, 211-217. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-373951-3.00122-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with suicidal behaviorBorderline personality disorderNonsuicidal self-injuryClinically significant behaviorPsychological research communityDecreasing negative thoughtsPersonality disorderMaladaptive behaviorsSelf-injurySuicidal behaviorNegative thoughtsPsychological vulnerabilityBiological predispositionDeliberate harmSignificant behaviorAdolescentsEnvironmental stressorsBehaviorDisordersBorderlineStressorsFeelingsThoughtsResearchVulnerability