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  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Intellectual disability (ID) presents unique challenges in understanding suicidality.
  • Suicidal behaviors, including threats and attempts, are significant concerns within this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To better understand the characteristics of adults with intellectual disability who threaten or attempt suicide.
  • To compare individuals who threatened suicide, attempted suicide, and exhibited aggressive behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Compared demographic and clinical profiles of 39 adults who threatened suicide with 28 who attempted suicide.
  • Further compared these groups to 337 adults who behaved aggressively toward others.
  • Data collected from a crisis sample of 751 adults with ID.

Main Results:

  • Suicide attempters were younger and more frequently visited emergency departments compared to those who only threatened suicide.
  • Females, individuals with higher functioning, and those with a history of self-harm showed increased odds of suicidal threats or attempts.
  • Aggressive behavior was also analyzed in comparison.

Conclusions:

  • Suicidality is a reality in adults with intellectual disability, often leading to emergency care.
  • Identifying factors associated with suicidality can improve clinical assessment and treatment.
  • Enhanced services may lead to better mental health outcomes for individuals with ID.