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Differences in suicide risk correlates and history of suicide ideation and attempts as a function of disability type
Lauren R Khazem1, Jennifer G Pearlstien2, Michael D Anestis3
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Background:
Disability status is associated with correlates of suicide risk (perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, negative future disposition, felt stigma, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts).
Aims:
This study aimed to examine whether suicide-related correlates differ significantly as a function of disability type.
Methods:
Individuals with mobility and vision disabilities (N = 102) completed semistructured interviews and online-based questionnaires. Analysis of variance/analysis of covaiance and Fisher's exact tests were conducted to examine whether mean levels of suicide-related correlates differed significantly between individuals with blindness/low vision (n = 63) versus mobility-related (n = 39) disabilities.
Results:
No significant between-group differences were observed for most outcomes; however, individuals with vision disabilities reported higher mean levels of felt stigma and positive future disposition than those with mobility-related disabilities.
Limitations:
The limited representation of disabilities among participants precludes generalization to individuals with other forms of disability and the cross-sectional design prevents inference about causality.
Conclusions:
Interventions targeting cognitive processes that underlie suicide risk may be applicable to people with mobility and vision disabilities.
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