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Se-Hoon Shim1, Young Joon Kwon1, Dongwook Lee2
1Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Objective:
This study examined the path model predicting suicide attempts (SA) by interpersonal need for suicide desire, acquired capability for suicide, the emotion dysregulation, and depression symptoms in people admitted to hospitals for medical treatment.
Methods:
A total of 344 participants (200 depressed patients with attempted suicide, 144 depressed patients with suicidal ideation) were enrolled for this study. Depression, anxiety, emotion regulation, interpersonal needs, and acquired capability for suicide were evaluated. A model with pathways from emotion regulation difficulties and interpersonal needs to SA was proposed. Participants were divided into two groups according to the presence of SA or suicidal ideation.
Results:
Acquired capability for suicide mediated the path from depression to SA. In the path model, difficulties in emotion regulation and interpersonal needs predicted depression significantly. Although depression itself was not significantly related to acquired capability for suicide, depression was significantly related to acquired capability for suicide in suicide attempter group.
Conclusion:
Interventions with two factors affecting SA will clarify the suicide risk and contribute to finding risk factors.
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