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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInpatientsMedicineSuicidal IdeationSuicideConceptsSuicide 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-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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentHumansIntentionRisk FactorsSelf-Injurious BehaviorSuicidal IdeationSuicideSuicide, AttemptedAn 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPsychotherapyRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicideConceptsEpisodic 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
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 ResearchThe 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 regulationSingle- 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorHumansRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedViolenceConceptsSuicidal 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-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 groupAssessment
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultChildGlobal HealthHumansSuicide, CompletedYoung AdultConceptsSuicide 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 outcomesImplicit 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 servicesSuicideAccounting for Diversity in Suicide Research: Sampling and Sample Reporting Practices in the United States
Cha 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