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L R Pollock1, J M G Williams

  • 1Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales, Bangor.

Psychological Medicine
|February 20, 2004
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Suicide attempters show impaired social problem-solving skills, including passivity, which persist regardless of mood changes. These deficits, combined with fewer effective solutions, may increase vulnerability to suicidal behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Suicidal behavior is linked to deficits in social problem-solving.
  • Suicide attempters may exhibit passive problem-solving styles.
  • The mood dependency of these deficits requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine social problem-solving abilities in suicide attempters, including passivity.
  • To determine if social problem-solving deficits in suicide attempters are mood-dependent.

Main Methods:

  • Compared suicide attempters with non-suicidal psychiatric and non-psychiatric controls.
  • Assessed depression, hopelessness, suicidal ideation, and social problem-solving.
  • Repeated assessments at baseline and 6 weeks.

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Main Results:

  • Suicide attempters demonstrated poorer social problem-solving than psychiatric controls, irrespective of mood.
  • Suicidal patients were not significantly more passive than psychiatric controls.
  • Problem-solving ability did not improve with mood.

Conclusions:

  • Impaired social problem-solving is a characteristic of suicide attempters.
  • Passivity in problem-solving, alongside generating fewer effective alternatives, may heighten suicide risk.
  • These deficits are not solely dependent on the patient's current mood state.