Predictors of suicidal ideation among depressed veterans and the interpersonal theory of suicide

Pfeiffer, P.; Brandfon, Samantha; Garcia, Elizabeth; Duffy, Sonia A.; Ganoczy, Dara; Kim, H. Myra; Valenstein, Marcia

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2013.09.025

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“…The final two items assess prior suicidal behavior and are not included in the total when assessing suicidal ideation. In past samples of military service members, the BSS has demonstrated strong internal consistency and good convergent validity [32]. In the present study, the BSS demonstrated good internal consistency (α = .79).…”

Section: Suicidal Ideationsupporting

confidence: 59%

Examining the relationship between coping strategies and suicidal desire in a sample of United States military personnel

Khazem

Law

Green

et al. 2015

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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Section: Suicidal Ideationsupporting

confidence: 59%

Examining the relationship between coping strategies and suicidal desire in a sample of United States military personnel

Khazem

Law

Green

et al. 2015

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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“…Within this scale, higher scores indicate increased levels of suicide ideation. This measure has demonstrated strong psychometric properties (Steer, Rissmiller, Ranieri, & Beck, ) and has previously been utilized in military samples (O'Conner et al., ; Pfeiffer et al., ). The alpha in this sample was .85.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Distress Tolerance Mediates the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide Constructs in a U.S. Military Sample

Martin

Bauer

Ramsey

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Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Objectives Despite the general suicide rate within the military being comparable to the general population when comparing peers, there are certain branches of the military that have elevated risk. Specifically, the U.S. National Guard has suicide rates that are constantly higher than other military branches and civilian peers. The National Guard are a unique military population in which they frequently transition between military and civilian life. With these unique experiences and heightened risk, military suicide prevention efforts may benefit from further research within this population. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is another concern amongst military personnel and has been linked to suicidal behavior. Methods The current study examined the indirect effects that distress tolerance, a protective factor against suicide, has on the relationship between PTSD and constructs within a well‐validated theory for suicide (the Interpersonal‐Psychological Theory for suicidal behaviors) in a sample of U.S. Army National Guard personnel. Results Results indicated that distress tolerance had a significant indirect effect on the relationship between PTSD and thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and capability for suicide. Conclusions These findings are consistent with previous literature examining the relationship between distress tolerance and our outcome variables. These results could have important clinical implications, mainly that intervention strategies targeting distress tolerance could have significant impacts on suicide‐relate thoughts.

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“…Soldiers were thus informed that their answers on this measure would not be used to assess imminent risk to self and that no other military personnel would be made aware of their answers regardless of how they responded. The BSS has previously been used in military samples (e.g., Pfeiffer et al, 2014) and has exhibited strong psychometric properties across a variety of samples (e.g., Steer, Rissmiller, Ranieri, & Beck, 1993). We used a dichotomous present (score greater than zero) or absent (score equal to zero) variable as our indicator of current suicidal thoughts.…”

Section: Measures Beck Scale For Suicidal Ideation (Bss;mentioning

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The Impact of Varying Levels of Confidentiality on Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts in a Sample of United States National Guard Personnel

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Predictors of suicidal ideation among depressed veterans and the interpersonal theory of suicide

Cited by 48 publications

References 21 publications

Examining the relationship between coping strategies and suicidal desire in a sample of United States military personnel

Examining the relationship between coping strategies and suicidal desire in a sample of United States military personnel

How Distress Tolerance Mediates the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide Constructs in a U.S. Military Sample

The Impact of Varying Levels of Confidentiality on Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts in a Sample of United States National Guard Personnel

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