2024
Suicide 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 approach
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-upSuicideThinkingAttainmentAn 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 departmentUsing 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
The Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression Scale for Youth (FREE-Y): Adaptation and Validation Across a Varied Sample of Children and Adolescents
Haag AC, B. C, Noll JG, Gee DG, Shenk CE, Schreier HMC, Heim CM, Shalev I, Rose EJ, Jorgensen A, Bonanno GA. The Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression Scale for Youth (FREE-Y): Adaptation and Validation Across a Varied Sample of Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2022, 30: 1265-1284. PMID: 35510578, PMCID: PMC9636062, DOI: 10.1177/10731911221090465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisHypothetical social scenariosMultiple-group confirmatory factor analysisEmotional expression scaleHigher-order factor structureEmotion regulationExecutive functioningEmotion expressionComparison participantsSocial scenariosRegulation abilityFlexibility scoresMeasurement invarianceMaltreatment statusFactor structureValid measureExpression ScaleRange of populationsFactor analysisLower suppressionYouthGroup comparisonsAdaptive abilityVaried sampleFlexible regulation
2021
Self-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-raterChildrenSuicideBehaviorModerately
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 researchFindingsAnnual Research Review: A meta‐analytic review of worldwide suicide rates in adolescents
Glenn C, Kleiman E, Kellerman J, Pollak O, B. C, Esposito E, Porter A, Wyman P, Boatman A. Annual Research Review: A meta‐analytic review of worldwide suicide rates in adolescents. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2019, 61: 294-308. PMID: 31373003, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide mortality ratesSuicide ratesMortality rateSuicide trendsSuicide mortality dataSuicide methodsMiddle-income countriesFemale suicidesCross-national trendsPatterns related to ageCross-national differencesMortality dataWorld Health OrganizationLethal meansPooled estimatesSuicide deathsIncome inequalityEconomic inequalityMeta-analytic reviewSignificant associationRelated to ageRailway accessibilityHealth OrganizationBinary sexDemographic groups
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 outcomesTrajectories 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
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 factorsBehaviorEmotionsYouthAttemptStudyReactivity
2009
Emotional Intelligence Is a Protective Factor for Suicidal Behavior
Cha C, Nock M. Emotional Intelligence Is a Protective Factor for Suicidal Behavior. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2009, 48: 422-430. PMID: 19318882, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181984f44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationChildhood sexual abuseEmotional intelligenceOccurrence of suicidal ideationSexual abuseProtective factorsLikelihood of suicidal ideationSelf-injurious behaviorStressful life eventsEffect of EIFollow-up analysisExperiential EIStrategic EIPerformance-based testsPsychiatric clinicLife eventsBehavior problemsAdolescents' EIIdeationLocal psychiatric clinicInfluence of EISelf-reportLow EIStructured interviewsModerating influence
2008
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Young Adolescent Girls: Moderators of the Distress–Function Relationship
Hilt L, Cha C, Nolen–Hoeksema S. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Young Adolescent Girls: Moderators of the Distress–Function Relationship. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2008, 76: 63-71. PMID: 18229984, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.76.1.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsuicidal self-injurySelf-injurious behaviorSelf-injuryDepressive symptomsFunctions of nonsuicidal self-injuryAutomatic positive reinforcementEmotion-regulation functionInterpersonal distressCommunity sampleInternal distressSocial reinforcementPositive reinforcementPotential moderatorsPeer victimizationYoung adolescent girlsAdolescent girlsClinical implicationsDesigning preventionDistressModeratelySymptomsReinforcementGirlsRelationshipBehavior