Characteristics of Outpatient Suicides

Earle, Kathleen A.; Forquer, Sandra L.; Volo, Alfred; McDonnell, Patricia M.

doi:10.1176/ps.45.2.123

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“…Way et al () reported that 50% of New York State prison inmates were seen by mental health staff within two weeks of their completed suicide. Recent contact just prior to the suicide is also reported in non‐incarcerated settings (Busch, Fawcett, & Jacobs, ; Earle, Forquer, Volo, & McDonnell, ; Robbins, ; Roy, ). Earle et al () reported that 84% of psychiatric outpatients who committed suicide were seen within two weeks of their death, and 73% specifically denied suicidal ideation at this last contact.…”

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“…Recent contact just prior to the suicide is also reported in non‐incarcerated settings (Busch, Fawcett, & Jacobs, ; Earle, Forquer, Volo, & McDonnell, ; Robbins, ; Roy, ). Earle et al () reported that 84% of psychiatric outpatients who committed suicide were seen within two weeks of their death, and 73% specifically denied suicidal ideation at this last contact. In sum, most research indicates that “suicidal ideation is often not communicated to professionals or is denied by patients just prior to suicide” (Fawcett, , p. 94).…”

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Suicidal Ideation among Inmate‐Patients in State Prison: Prevalence, Reluctance to Report, and Treatment Preferences

Way¹,

Kaufman

Knoll

et al. 2013

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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This study examined the prevalence, willingness to report, and treatment preferences for suicidal ideation among state prison inmates. The Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS) and a novel questionnaire were completed by 67 inmate-patients. The BSS score was in the high range for 15% of general population (GP) and 40% of Intermediate Care Program (ICP) patients, with 19% of ICP inmates reporting a "moderate to strong" desire to commit suicide. A majority (64% GP, 86% ICP) had prior suicide attempt(s). Forty-two percent of GP and 31% of ICP inmate-patients were unlikely to tell mental health staff about suicidal thoughts. Family contact and talking with mental health staff were preferred interventions. ICP inmates preferred staff visits and observation in their own cells, but GP inmates did not. Only a small minority (14% GP, 21% ICP) favored transfer to a crisis observation cell, but the least desired option was talking to a corrections officer. While many inmate-patients reported experiencing suicidal thoughts, they preferred not to inform staff. Almost 80% did not favor the current primary intervention: the observation cell. Alternative or supplementary options should be considered.

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Suicidal Ideation among Inmate‐Patients in State Prison: Prevalence, Reluctance to Report, and Treatment Preferences

Way¹,

Kaufman

Knoll

et al. 2013

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Many patients harbor suicidal thoughts but do not express them, even when directly asked. In one study almost three quarters of those who completed suicide did not express suicidal ideation or intent in their most recent therapy session (Earle, Forquer, Volo, & McDonnell, 1994). Some patients may intentionally minimize and conceal suicidal thoughts in order to be discharged.…”

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Postdischarge suicide: A psychodynamic understanding of subjective experience and its importance in suicide prevention

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Goldblatt²,

Ronningstam³

et al. 2016

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

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“…Indeed, although research has indicated that several of these risk factors are associated positively with suicide-related behaviors (e.g., Earle, Forquer, Volo, & McDonnell, 1994;Eyman & Eyman, 1992;Gibbs, 1997;Tatman, Greene, & Karr, 1993), clinical research and our observations also suggest that suicide ideation may be multifaceted (see, e.g., Perkins & Hartless, 2002). For example, some individuals who are at severe risk for suicide ideation still may report some desire or wish to live (Turner, Korslund, Barnett, & Josiassen, 1998).…”

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A preliminary validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) inventory with normal adolescent samples

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The present study evaluated the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI; Osman, Gutierrez, Kopper, Barrios, & Chiros, 1998) inventory in a sample of high-school youths. The PANSI is designed as a measure of risk and protective factors related to suicidal behavior. Participants (114 boys and 103 girls) completed the PANSI and other self-report instruments. Results of the confirmatory factor analyses supported adequate fit of the 2-factor oblique model to the sample data. Both factor scales attained adequate levels of reliability. Boys and girls did not differ in their responses to the PANSI scales. The PANSI scale scores were associated with scores from related measures. Logistic-regression analyses were used to evaluate the contributions of the PANSI scale scores to differentiate between the study groups. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analyses, using data from the psychiatric suicide risk and high-school control youths, were used to identify cutoff scores of 1.63 and 3.33 for the PANSI-negative and PANSI-positive scales, respectively.

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Characteristics of Outpatient Suicides

Cited by 14 publications

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Suicidal Ideation among Inmate‐Patients in State Prison: Prevalence, Reluctance to Report, and Treatment Preferences

Suicidal Ideation among Inmate‐Patients in State Prison: Prevalence, Reluctance to Report, and Treatment Preferences

Postdischarge suicide: A psychodynamic understanding of subjective experience and its importance in suicide prevention

A preliminary validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) inventory with normal adolescent samples

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