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 difficultySuicideMemorySymptomsIdeationEpisodic 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 associationAnhedoniaSadnessThinkingSymptomsThoughtsYouthDo people know how suicidal they will be? Understanding suicidal prospection
Coppersmith D, Jaroszewski A, Gershman S, B. C, Millner A, Fortgang R, Kleiman E, Nock M. Do people know how suicidal they will be? Understanding suicidal prospection. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024, 54: 750-761. PMID: 38700375, PMCID: PMC11305949, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal thoughtsSuicidal thinkingKilling selfSeverity of suicidal thoughtsPsychological processesParticipants' predictionsReal-time monitoring studySuicideDay participantsThoughtsSelfParticipantsNext daySeverityPredicted levelsFitting modelFollow-up surveyThinkingPrediction errorAverage severityUrgeAdultsPeopleFollow-up period
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-upSuicideThinkingAttainmentCulturally 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, 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 ResearchRetraction Note: Machine learning of neural representations of suicide and emotion concepts identifies suicidal youth
Just M, Pan L, Cherkassky V, McMakin D, Cha C, Nock M, Brent D. Retraction Note: Machine learning of neural representations of suicide and emotion concepts identifies suicidal youth. Nature Human Behaviour 2023, 7: 824-824. PMID: 37024726, PMCID: PMC10205687, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01581-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing Behavioral Measures to Assess Suicide Risk in the Psychiatric Emergency Department for Youth
Shin K, Baroni A, Gerson R, Bell K, Pollak O, Tezanos K, Spirito A, Cha C. Using Behavioral Measures to Assess Suicide Risk in the Psychiatric Emergency Department for Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 55: 1475-1486. PMID: 36821015, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01507-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplicit Association TestMeasures of suicide riskSuicide stroop taskBehavioral measuresSuicide riskStroop taskSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsAttempted suicideWithin-person effectsAssess suicide riskLevels of distressSuicide-related reasonsBehavioral tasksSuicidal thoughtsPsychiatric EDIncreased distressSelf-reportSuicide screeningAssociation TestSuicideComposite scoreDemographic covariatesIdeationYouth
2022
Examining multiple features of episodic future thinking and episodic memory among suicidal adults
B. C, Robinaugh D, Schacter D, Altheimer G, Marx B, Keane T, Kearns J, Nock M. Examining multiple features of episodic future thinking and episodic memory among suicidal adults. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2022, 52: 356-372. PMID: 34978101, PMCID: PMC9233069, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingEpisodic memorySuicidal ideationPsychiatric comparison groupTheory of suicideHealthy comparison groupComparison groupPsychiatric controlsSuicidal adultsSuicidal individualsSI historyCognition literatureStudy 1Study 2Future SIRobust effectsMemoryHealthy controlsSI groupLonger-lastingIdeationThinkingSuicideIndividuals
2021
Examining 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-raterChildrenSuicideBehaviorModeratelyInconsistencies in Self-Reports of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Across Assessment Methods
Deming C, Harris J, Castro-Ramirez F, Glenn J, Cha C, Millner A, Nock M. Inconsistencies in Self-Reports of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Across Assessment Methods. Psychological Assessment 2021, 33: 218-229. PMID: 33705163, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsSelf-reports of suicidal ideationReports of suicidal ideationFollow-up assessmentEndorsement ratesRandom respondingSelf-report surveySuicide researchSelf-reportScreening interviewParticipants' reportsMultiple itemsIdeationParticipantsItemsInconsistent reportingStudy conditionsAssessment methodsSI/SAIn-personSuicideIn-person interviewsHomogeneous groupAssessmentUsing 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
2019
Investigating 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 outcomesRETRACTED ARTICLE: Machine learning of neural representations of suicide and emotion concepts identifies suicidal youth
Just M, Pan L, Cherkassky V, McMakin D, Cha C, Nock M, Brent D. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Machine learning of neural representations of suicide and emotion concepts identifies suicidal youth. Nature Human Behaviour 2017, 1: 911-919. PMID: 29367952, PMCID: PMC5777614, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-017-0234-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal ideationClinical assessment of suicide riskNeural representation of conceptsAssessment of suicide riskNeurocognitive basisSuicidal youthNeural signaturesSuicide riskSuicide attemptsRepresentation of conceptsDeath-relatedNeural representationEmotion conceptsIdeationConcept representationRepresentation of suicideSuicideEmotionsMachine-learning algorithmsClinical assessmentMembership classificationEvoke emotionsMachine learningClassificationGroup classificationUnderstanding 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 InstituteImplicit 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 identificationAdolescentsIAT