TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between self-disclosure and serious suicidal behavior
AU - Apter, A.
AU - Horesh, N.
AU - Gothelf, D.
AU - Graffi, H.
AU - Lepkifker, E.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The ability to predict which suicidal patient is at high risk for a serious attempt is an important clinical problem. On the basis of our clinical research, we hypothesized that self-disclosure may be an important personality variable differentiating suicide attempters and completers. We assessed 80 patients with depressive disorder, divided into four groups of 20 each: suicidal ideation only, nonserious suicide attempts, severe suicide attempts, and no suicidal behavior. Comparisons were also made with 20 healthy controls. All subjects completed Jourad's Self-Disclosure Questionnaire (JSDQ), as well as scales measuring depression/anxiety and hopelessness. The lack of willingness for self-disclosure significantly differentiated the serious attempters from the suicide ideators and mild attempters. The relationship of self-disclosure and more lethal suicide attempts did not appear to be mediated by depression, anxiety, or hopelessness. This preliminary study indicates that self-disclosure may be a promising field for assessment, therapy, and prevention in suicidal patients. Further studies are needed to investigate related variables, wider patients groups, and the use of different instruments.
AB - The ability to predict which suicidal patient is at high risk for a serious attempt is an important clinical problem. On the basis of our clinical research, we hypothesized that self-disclosure may be an important personality variable differentiating suicide attempters and completers. We assessed 80 patients with depressive disorder, divided into four groups of 20 each: suicidal ideation only, nonserious suicide attempts, severe suicide attempts, and no suicidal behavior. Comparisons were also made with 20 healthy controls. All subjects completed Jourad's Self-Disclosure Questionnaire (JSDQ), as well as scales measuring depression/anxiety and hopelessness. The lack of willingness for self-disclosure significantly differentiated the serious attempters from the suicide ideators and mild attempters. The relationship of self-disclosure and more lethal suicide attempts did not appear to be mediated by depression, anxiety, or hopelessness. This preliminary study indicates that self-disclosure may be a promising field for assessment, therapy, and prevention in suicidal patients. Further studies are needed to investigate related variables, wider patients groups, and the use of different instruments.
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U2 - 10.1053/comp.2001.19748
DO - 10.1053/comp.2001.19748
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C2 - 11154719
AN - SCOPUS:0035148636
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 42
SP - 70
EP - 75
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -