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 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 periodVentromedial prefrontal cortex activation and neurofeedback modulation during episodic future thinking for individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Aupperle R, Kuplicki R, Tsuchiyagaito A, Akeman E, Sturycz-Taylor C, DeVille D, Lasswell T, Misaki M, Berg H, McDermott T, Touthang J, Ballard E, Cha C, Schacter D, Paulus M. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex activation and neurofeedback modulation during episodic future thinking for individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 176: 104522. PMID: 38547724, PMCID: PMC11103812, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpisodic future thinkingFuture thinkingSuicidal thoughtsEFT conditionEpisodic future thinking taskVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityReal-time fMRI neurofeedbackVentromedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortex activityVmPFC activityPrefrontal cortexFMRI neurofeedbackDepressive disorderPersonally-relevantNeutral eventsCortex activityVmPFCNeural responsesStudy 1Study 2Neurofeedback protocolMDDNeurofeedbackTreatment targetSTB groupSuicide 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
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 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 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 ResearchExamining 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
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-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
2020
Interventions for Suicide and Self-Injury: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Across Nearly 50 Years of Research
Fox K, Huang X, Guzmán E, Funsch K, Cha C, Ribeiro J, Franklin J. Interventions for Suicide and Self-Injury: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Across Nearly 50 Years of Research. Psychological Bulletin 2020, 146: 1117-1145. PMID: 33119344, DOI: 10.1037/bul0000305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsAntipsychotic AgentsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCrisis InterventionElectroconvulsive TherapyHospitalizationHumansPeer GroupPsychosurgeryPsychotherapy, PsychodynamicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSelf-Injurious BehaviorSocial SupportSuicidal IdeationSuicide PreventionConceptsRandomized controlled trialsReducing SITBsIntervention efficacySelf-injurious thoughtsModerate treatment efficacyIntervention effectsMeta-analysisFollow-up assessmentControlled trialsOverall intervention effectSITB outcomesSelf-injuryChild/adolescent populationsRandom-effects meta-analysisSITBsMeta-analysis of published randomized controlled trialsPrioritization of researchTreatment efficacyEffect sizeMeta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsPublic health concernOlder adultsStudy characteristicsHealth concernSmall effects
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 size