Naturalistic evaluation of suicidal ideation: Variability and relation to attempt status

Assessing suicide risk among callers to crisis hotlines: A confirmatory factor analysis

“…We then examined the fit indices for these two solutions and found that the two-factor solution had a more favorable fit to the data (χ 2 = 58.47, df = 29, p = 0.002; RMSEA = 0.05) than the one-factor solution (χ 2 = 126.10, df = 33, p < .0001; RMSEA = .09). Furthermore, examination of the factor loadings revealed that the loadings for the two-factor solution were similar to those that have been found using other measures of suicidal ideation (Beck et al, 1997; Joiner et al, 1997; Holden & DeLisle, 2005; Witte et al, 2006). As seen in Table 4, the items loading onto factor 1 appeared consistent with the RPP factor discussed previously, whereas the items loading onto factor 2 seemed to measure SDI.…”

“…1,085 suicidal callers to crisis hotlines were divided into three sub-samples, which allowed us to conduct an independent Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), EFA in a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (EFA/CFA) framework, and CFA. Similar to previous factor analytic studies (Beck et al, 1997; Holden & DeLisle, 2005; Joiner, Rudd, & Rajab, 1997; Witte et al, 2006), we found consistent evidence for a two-factor solution, with one factor representing a more pernicious form of suicide risk (i.e., Resolved Plans and Preparations) and one factor representing more mild suicidal ideation (i.e., Suicidal Desire and Ideation). Using structural equation modeling techniques, we found preliminary evidence that the Resolved Plans and Preparations factor trended toward being more predictive of suicidal ideation than the Suicidal Desire and Ideation factor.…”

“…They suggested that this indicates that RPP is more pernicious than SDI. In contrast, Witte et al (2006) did not find a relationship between past attempts and RPP in their sample of suicidal older adults. Although all three studies demonstrated similar factor structure, none of them examined whether the factors actually predict subsequent suicidal thoughts or behaviors.…”

Real-time monitoring of nonlinear suicidal dynamics: methodology and a demonstrative case report

“…In some suiciderelated monitoring studies there were several (2-6) assessments per day (Links et al, 2007;Nock et al, 2009;Palmier-Claus et al, 2012Husky et al, 2014;Law et al, 2015). Several other relevant studies used a daily sampling scheme (Clum and Curtin, 1993;Witte et al, 2006;Thompson et al, 2014;Restifo et al, 2015). We used a daily sampling scheme because this has been successfully established in the psychotherapeutic application of the SNS .…”

Triaging suicidal patients: Sifting through the evidence

“…The seriousness of suicidal ideation can vary greatly from passing thoughts which may be distressing to the individual but essentially harmless to thoughts of intent accompanied by a lethal plan and a means to carry out the plan. Daily variation in suicidal ideation may be seen in some individuals that may or may not be tied to mood symptoms (Witte et al, 2006).…”