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June 24, 2013 9:00–9:45 A.M.
Monastero Santa Croce Bocca di Magra, Italy
David Shaffer, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych. WITH: Regina Miranda, Ph.D.; Michelle Gallagher, M.A.; Ana Ortin, Ph.D.
Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
UNMET RESEARCH AND CLINICAL NEEDS
1) The Meaningful Measurement of Suicide and Risk for Suicide
2) The Unmet Needs of Older Teenagers and Young Adults with Anxiety Disorders
06/24/2013
FOUNDATION CHILD
10th European Research Training Seminar in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
“Planning for the Future: Research and Evidence-Based Practice”
Columbia University New York State
Psychiatric Institute
PRESENTER’S DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
David Shaffer, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych.
Source
Research
Funding
Advisor/
Consultant Employee
Speakers’ Bureau
Books,
Intellectual
Property
In-Kind
Services
(e.g., Travel)
Stock
or Equity
> $10,000
Honorarium or
Expenses for
This Presentation
or Meeting
Foundation
Child — — — — — — — YES
AFSP — YES — — — — — —
APA — YES — — — — — —
Carmel Hill
Foundation YES — — — — — — —
Sallie
Foundation YES — — — — — — —
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[CT24]
© 2013 Shaffer
[#1662]
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Debbie Ann Chambers
Mark Davies, M.P.H.
Prudence Fisher, Ph.D.
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Angela Kaon
Lillian Polanco, M.A.
Michelle Scott, Ph.D.
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BACKGROUND
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SUICIDAL IDEATION
STRESSOR e.g. Trouble with Law/School Loss Frustration
Humiliation
• FIND & TREAT
MO3
ACUTE MOOD CHANGE
e.g. Anxiety/Dread
Hopelessness
Anger
• HOTLINE
ACTIVE DISORDER e.g. Mood Disorder
Substance Abuse Alcohol Abuse
(Pessimism)
COGNITIVE SET
SURVIVAL SUICIDE
HOW SUICIDES OCCUR AND HOW THEY CAN BE PREVENTED (1)
— P A T H S T O I D E A T I O N —
• STRESS AVOIDANCE
AND TOLERANCE (DBT)
© 2013 Shaffer
#0370
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FACILITATION
SOCIAL
Religiosity
Available Support
Access to Method
Consider Effect on Others • MEDIA GUIDELINES
MO4
• METHOD CONTROL
SURVIVAL
Slowed Down
MENTAL STATE METHOD AVAILABILITY/ COMPETENCE
UNDERLYING “IMPULSIVE” TRAIT
Recent Example Weak Taboo Being Alone
SOCIAL
INHIBITION
MENTAL STATE Agitation
• HOTLINE
• FIND & TREAT
HOW SUICIDES OCCUR AND HOW THEY CAN BE PREVENTED (2)
— P A T H S F R O M I D E A T I O N —
• ALCOHOL RESTRICTION IMPACT OF ALCOHOL
• EVENTUAL BIOSCREENING
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[#0371]
SUICIDE OR ATTEMPT
SUICIDAL
IDEATION
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“SUICIDALITY”
IDEATORS
NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURERS
LOW-RISK ATTEMPTERS
HIGH-RISK ATTEMPTERS
SUICIDES
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2010 SUICIDE RATES BY GENDER & WHITE/BLACK RACE
— U N I T E D S T A T E S, A L L A G E S, 2010 —
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2010 YOUTH SUICIDE RATES BY GENDER
— U N I T E D S T A T E S, A G E S 10–24, 2010 —
CDC, NCIPC 2005 (WISQARS) (cited 11/30/2012) © 2013 Shaffer
#2371
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SA12 Hawton et al. 2000
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS (DSH) ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE
— B Y S E X, 2000 —
#0271
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SOME REASONS FOR FAILURE TO MEET OBJECTIVE TO DIE
Ambivalent intention
Change of intention (Aborted)
Inadequate planning
Inadequate mastery of method
Chance interruption (Interrupted) © 2013 Shaffer
#NEW [SA]
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? REASONS FOR DECLINE IN TEEN ATTEMPTS WITH AGE
SA11
Environment: Reduced conflict as
behavioral boundaries are settled.
Development: 1)Better coping ability for
common stressors 2)More-effective
behavioral inhibition 3) Reduced
egocentricity & greater awareness of
consequences for others
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#0270
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RISK FACTORS
Psychiatric Disorder
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LOCATION N YEARS %
Israel 43 mid-1980s 90%
*New York 120 1984–1986 90%
Finland 53 1987–1988 94%
*Pittsburgh 140 1984–1994 82%
PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER IN ADOLESCENT SUICIDE
— P S Y C H O L O G I C A L - A U T O P S Y S T U D I E S —
D17 Apter 1993, Shaffer 1996, Marttunen 1991, Brent 1999; *case-control studies #0598
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MALE FEMALE
(N=213) (N=46)
Depression 50% 69%
Antisocial 43% 24%
Substance Abuse 38% 17%
18- to 19-year olds* 60–67% 13%
Anxiety 19% 48%
66% of 17- to 19-Year-Old Male Suicides Have Substance/Alcohol Abuse
MOST COMMON DIAGNOSES IN TEEN SUICIDES
Brent et al. 1999, Shaffer et al. 1996; *N=120 D18 #0599
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DIAGNOSTIC PREDICTORS OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
Great Smoky Mountains Study
NON-SUICIDAL SUICIDALITY RAW N=6570 N=101 OR
†p ≤ 0.05; Foley et al. 2006 D34 #0615
Pure Depression 0.59 3.01 11.61†
Pure ODD 1.31 5.77 8.27†
Pure CD 1.36 3.90 6.63†
Pure Anxiety 1.85 0.50 0.58
Depression + GAD 0.10 20.43 468.53†
Depression + ODD 0.11 10.61 222.94†
Dep + Anx + Disruptive 0.15 3.84 52.68†
Dep + Disruptive + Alc Abuse 0.07 0.52 16.45†
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THE PROBLEM
Attempts Usually Assumed to Be the Best Indicator
of Later Suicide
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Ideation* 13.8% (2.97 million)
Attempt* 6.3% (1.49 million)
Attempt involving 1.9% (409,000)
medical attention*
SUICIDE (ages 15–19)** .0075% 1,669
*CDC MMWR (YRBS) 2010; **CDC, NCIPC 2005 (WISQARS) (cited 12/12/2012) [E46/SI]
FREQUENCY OF SUICIDAL IDEATION AND BEHAVIOR
— U. S. H I G H - S C H O O L S T U D E N T S —
(N=16,410, 12-Month Incidence, 2009)
RATE TEENS 15–19
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#2278
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MANY ATTEMPTS, FEW SUICIDES
— U N I T E D S T A T E S , A G E S 15–19 , 2009 —
Rates/100,000
DEATHS* ATTEMPTS** RATIO
Males 11.63 4,600 1:396
Females 3.18 8,100 1:2,547
*CDC, NCIPC 2005 (WISQARS) (cited 12/12/2012); **CDC MMWR (YRBS) 2010 E38 © 2013 Shaffer
#2277
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RISK OF SUICIDE IN U.S. AFTER ATTEMPT
FEMALES – n.s.
MALES 10%
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#NEW
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MOST-COMMON OUTCOME MEASURED IN SUICIDE TREATMENT STUDIES
Repeat suicide attempts
BUT
Only significant predictor for males
Not representative of all attempters
[PT/SI30] © 2013 Shaffer
[#0154]
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“SUICIDALITY”
IDEATORS
NON-SUICIDAL SELF-INJURERS
LOW-RISK ATTEMPTERS
HIGH-RISK ATTEMPTERS
SUICIDES
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VALUE OF STUDYING SUICIDE IDEATION
1. High prevalence might make it a better outcome measure than behavior in treatment studies
2. As a window into psychopathology (and treatment) of suicide
3. As a predictor of suicide?
[PT/SI]
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#2095
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MOOD, ANXIETY, AND SUBSTANCE-USE DISORDER IN UNREFFERED
CURRENT TEEN IDEATORS
MECA (N=641)
Any Ideation 48.5%
No Ideation 18.5%
OR 4.2 (2.7–6.5)
SI128
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#0252 Gould et al. 1998 (MECA)
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Most are theory driven
Approaches to validation mostly
clinic vs. unreferred
Most assume enduring states and
ignore fluctuation with mood context
None based on empirical findings
PROBLEMS WITH IDEATION SCALES
© 2013 Shaffer
[#2037] [PT/SI]
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MEASURING IDEATION
Ascertainment
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ENDORSEMENT OF SUICIDALITY AND METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
(Descending Order of Prevalence)
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Face-to-face interview
Self-completer form with identifiers
Computer-administered questionnaire
SI79 © 2013 Shaffer
#0203 see Greist et al. 1973
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ASCERTAINMENT TECHNIQUES
Inventories, e.g., SIQ, SIS
Structured interviews
Performance tasks, e.g., IAT
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#2031 [SI]
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SELF-COMPLETION VS. DIRECT INTERVIEW
(Yigletu 2004; N = 68 Adult Inpatients)
�
20% said “yes” in self-completion
and “no” in face-to-face
Agreement higher with age and
education
[SI] © 2013 Shaffer
#2432 Yigletu 2004
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RECALL OF IDEATION
Adelaide Longitudinal Study (GHQ)
40% of 19-year-old ideators
would deny lifetime ideation
when asked at age 23
Goldney et al. 1991 [SI] #2096
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PARENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF ADOLESCENT IDEATION
Montreal Longitudinal Study (N=1,715; community)
F M
Child Report 13.7% 4.8%
Parent Report 6.7% 3.0%
IDEATION IN LAST 6 MONTHS
Brezo et al. 2007 © 2013 Shaffer
#2030 [SI]
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PREDICTING ATTEMPTS FROM QUESTION QUALIFIERS
(Shaffer et al 2002)
1. Do you still think about …
2. Do you often think about …
3. Do you think about … seriously
4. Do you think about … for a long time
[SI/SA] © 2013 Shaffer
#2101
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IDEATION MEASURES
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INTENT
2003 ACISR Grant
I have no desire to kill myself
I have a weak desire to kill myself
I have a moderate to strong desire to kill myself
I do not expect to make a suicide attempt
I am unsure that I shall make . . .
I do not have the courage or the ability to commit suicide
I have the courage or the ability to commit suicide
[SI] © 2013 Shaffer
[#2100]
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SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE
Beck al. 2004
MODAL/DOMINANT
Interval frequency
Duration of thoughts
Controllability/Intrusiveness (can you stop thinking about killing yourself or wanting to die if you want to?)
Level of intent (how much do you want to be dead/how certain are you that you want to die?)
Deterrents
MOST SEVERE
AS ABOVE
NOW
How likely is it that you will attempt suicide in the future?
SI76 [#0200]
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PASSIVE IDEATION
Beck Scale for SI 0 I would try to save my life if I found myself
in a life-threatening situation
1 I would take a chance on life or death if I
found myself in a life-threatening situation
2 I would not take the steps necessary to
avoid death if I found myself in a life-
threatening situation
Intercept Scale 0 I would take precautions to save life
1 I would leave life/death to chance
2 I would avoid steps necessary to save or
maintain life
SI6 © 2013 Shaffer
#0133
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MORBID THOUGHTS
Rumination about people who have died
Preoccupation with dead bodies, working for an undertaker/taxidermist, etc.
[SI] © 2013 Shaffer
#2335
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REASONS FOR LIVING (BECK)
2003 ACISR Grant
Beck Scale for SI
0 I would not kill myself because of my family, friends, religion, possible injury from an unsuccessful attempt, etc.
1 I am somewhat concerned about killing myself because of my family . . .
2 I am not or only a little concerned about killing myself because of my family . . .
Beck Scale for SI
0 My reasons for living outweigh my reasons for dying
1 My reasons for living or dying are about equal
2 My reasons for dying outweigh my reasons for living
[SI] © 2013 Shaffer
#2035
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MOTIVATION TO COMMIT SUICIDE (REYNOLDS SIQ)
2003 ACISR Grant
Reynolds SIQ (29) I thought if things did not get better I would kill myself
Reynolds SIQ (30) I wished that I had the right to kill myself
Reynolds SIQ I that killing myself would solve my problems
Reynolds SIQ I thought that others would be better off if I were dead
Reynolds SIQ I that people would be happier if I were not around
Reynolds SIQ I thought no one cared if I lived or died
[SI] © 2013 Shaffer
#2036
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EXCEPTIONS
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PREDICTORS OF DEATH OR
SSI* (current) 5.42
SSI (worst) 13.84
BHS** 6.43
PAST ATTEMPTS (BECK)
(3,701 Adult OPs, 30 Suicides; Follow-Up=2 Weeks–12 Years)
Beck et al. 1999; *Scale for Suicide Ideation; **Beck Hopelessness Scale SI60 [#0184]
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF PRIOR EVENT
— C I R C U M S T A N C E S O F A T T E M P T S I S S U B S C A L E S —
ISOLATION
1. Isolation
2. Timing
3. Precautions [active/passive] against discovery/intervention
PLANNING
4. Final acts in anticipation of death (e.g., will, gifts, insurance)
5. Active preparation for attempt
6. Suicide note
7. Overt communication of intent before the attempt
Beck et al. 1974 SI58 #0182
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USEFUL ASCERTAINMENT
�
Focus on Contingencies
What did you do?
When did you decide?
Where were you?
Who was with you?
Why, what happened before then?
[SI] © 2013 Shaffer
#2388
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CONTINGENT STATUS/CONTEXT
(CDRS, Poznanski)
CDRS Has thoughts of
suicide, or of hurting
himself/herself,
usually when angry
SI12 © 2013 Shaffer
[#0139]
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TRYING SOMETHING NEW
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Pre-attempt ideation is, by definition, “predictive”
[PT]
LOGIC of NEW RESEARCH
[#2285]
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Try to get a count from open ended questions? e.g.
Number of days in last week?
Number of thoughts in a day?
Number of hours spent ruminating?
Amount of interference with other activities?
INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS Rejected
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#0233
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Can ideation be deconstructed & quantified (frequency, duration, sequence ) e.g.
Interval between event and stressor/trigger etc?
Pattern
Duration of components
Associated Mood
[PT]
GOALS
[#2285]
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VALIDITY Proximity to event (
i.e. PRE ATTEMPT)
RECALL 1)Interview within 5 hours, 2) orientation reminders in
time sequenced segments.
[SA]
METHOD APPROACH
#SHAFFER 2013
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[PT/SA]
SCOPE OF ENQUIRY
#2142
WAKES UP THE EVENT Post-Event Status
W E
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INITIAL ANCHOR: Event that led to admission
– Location (drawing)
– Time
– Other people nearby
2ND ANCHOR: Waking up that morning
– Sequencing
– Video metaphor
ASSISTING RECALL (after open ended enquiry )
[SA] #2140
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LOCATION OF ATTEMPT
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
[PT/SA] #2287
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ELABORATING RECALL OF EVENT
– – Physical consequences, pain, etc.
– Interpersonal consequences
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SEQUENCE
EVENT 1 (STRESSOR)
EVENT 2 (TRIGGER)
EVENT 3 (ACTION TAKEN)
W E
T S
[PT/SA] [#2143]
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An event that induces a change in
mood, but without suicidal thoughts;
the mood is terminated by ideation
or might cease spontaneously
EVENT 1 (STRESSOR)
[PT/SA] #2288
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An event followed by the
onset of suicidal ideation
EVENT 2 (TRIGGER)
[PT/SA] #2289
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PRELIMINAR RESULTS
1. Pilot study (2007) N=42
2. Current study (2012) N=64
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RECRUITED: 106 adolescents (ages 12–19)
Teens presented to pediatric ER or clinic with a recent suicide attempt or recent ideation
– 6 individuals excluded because method of attempt involved cutting
– 1 person excluded because attempt occurred a year prior to referral
– 2 individuals ended the interview early
FINAL SAMPLE: 97 (57 ideators, 40 attempters)
[PT]
RECRUITMENT
#NEW PATIS 2013
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[PT]
SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS
#NEW
TOTAL
(N=97)
IDEATORS
(N=57)
ATTEMPTERS*
(N=40)
Mean Age (SD) 15.15 (1.9) 15.25 (2.4) 15.05 (1.8)
Female 77% 75.4% 80.0%
Ethnicity
Hispanic 72% 74% 71%
White 12% 12% 12%
Black 10% 11% 10%
Other 6% 3% 7%
PATIS 2013; *attempter group excludes 5 individuals whose suicide attempt method involved cutting and 1 individual whose attempt occurred 1 year prior to referral
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26 by overdose
– 14 took 20 or fewer pills – 1 ingested cleaning powder and pills
8 by penetrating injury – 7 cut – 1 puncture
3 by suffocation/asphyxiation
2 by jumping from a height
1 by walking in front of a car
0 with firearms
[PT]
ATTEMPT METHODS USED
#NEW PATIS 2013
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STRESSORS &TRIGGERS
STRESSOR: An event that induces mood change, e.g.
irritability, anger, and remorse
TRIGGER
An event that indces suicidal thoughts
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[#0260] PATIS 2013
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[PT]
STRESSOR EVENTS
#NEW
ATTEMPTERS (N=12)
Stressor Present 11 of 12
Type of Stressor Interpersonal Event 9
Dispute 7 of 9 Person Involved*
Parent 4
Peer/Sibling 1
Other Adult 1
Boyfriend/Girlfriend 2
Other Negative Event (e.g., failing exam)
2
PATIS 2003; *one individual had a dispute that involved both a parent and a sibling
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Learning that an expected event would not occur
COMMON STRESSOR
[PT/SA] [#2291]
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#9: Finds out sister has stolen gift she had bought for her mom and gave it to her on Mother’s Day
#19: Expected a phone call from her boyfriend, but the boyfriend failed to call her
#30: Told not allowed to attend her graduation ceremony because of unreturned school book
#31: Told she could not go out on a planned shopping expedition with her cousin
FRUSTRATIONS
[PT/SA] #2292
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: EARLY FINDINGS (IN GIRLS)
1. 3–12 hours prior to ingestion, an unexpected, frustrating event
2. Stressor induces mood change, with irritability, anger, and remorse
3. 10–30 minutes before ingestion, overhears rejecting remark induces suicidal thoughts
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[#2039] [PT/SI/SA]
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[PT]
TRIGGER EVENTS
#NEW
ATTEMPTERS (N=12)
Trigger Present* 10 of 11
Type of Trigger Interpersonal Event 7
Dispute 6 of 7 Person Involved**
Parent 5
Peer/Sibling 0
Other Adult 0
Boyfriend/Girlfriend 2
Other 2
Saw the Method 1 PATIS 2003; *all individuals without a triggering event experienced some form of negative cognition (e.g., self-criticism, hopelessness) prior to the start of ideation; **one individual had a dispute that involved both a parent and a boyfriend/girlfriend
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Predominantly interaction with parent or boy/girl friend;
might involve overhearing and not an interaction
[SA]
TRIGGER EVENTS
#NEW
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[PT]
STRESSOR-TRIGGER INTERVAL
#NEW
ATTEMPTERS (N=20)
≤ 1 Hour 3
1–3 Hours 10
3–6 Hours 5
6–12 Hours 1
13–24 Hours 1
In most cases, the trigger event occurred within 6 hours of the stressor event
© 2013 Shaffer PATIS 2013
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TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN TRIGGER AND ATTEMPT
(Total Attempters, N=40)
9
8
5 5
8
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Immediately Within 1–10Minutes
Within 11–30Minutes
Within 30Minutes–I Hour
> 1 Hour Unable to Rate
#NEW [PT]
13%
23%
20%
13% 13%
20%
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Psychiatric Institute
The initiation of the attempt usually occurred within
30 minutes of the decision to make an attempt
[PT]
INTERVAL BETWEEN TRIGGER & ATTEMPT INITIATION
#NEW
TIME AFTER DECISION ATTEMPTERS (N=28)
Immediately 10
1–10 Minutes 9
11–30 Minutes 3
> 30 Minutes 6
© 2013 Shaffer PATIS 2013
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Psychiatric Institute
[PT]
DURATION OF IDEATION
#NEW
ATTEMPTERS
(N=36)
≤ 1 Hour 12
1–4 Hours 7
5–12 Hours 8
12–24 Hours 1
> 24 Hours 7
Still ideating 1
© 2013 Shaffer PATIS 2013
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Psychiatric Institute
[PT]
CONTENT OF IDEATION
#NEW
ATTEMPTERS (N=40)
Process of dying (e.g., pain,
fall asleep) 20 (50%)
What would happen after
death (e.g., funeral, heaven) 18 (45%)
Effect of death on others 26 (65%)
ATTEMPTERS (N=12)
Ideation contained images 8 (67%)
PATIS 2013
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EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED AFTER THE TRIGGER
EMOTION ATTEMPTERS (N=12)
Sadness 89% (8 of 9)
Anger 100% (12 of 12)
Anxiety 43% (3 of 7)
Relief 0% (0 of 7)
Guilt/Shame 57% (4 of 7)
Confusion 71% (5 of 7)
Loneliness 67% (4 of 6)
[PT/SA] #2293
© 2013 Shaffer
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Psychiatric Institute
[PT]
EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED AFTER ONSET OF IDEATION
#NEW
EMOTION ATTEMPTERS (N=12)
Sadness 70% (7 of 10)
Anger 100% (10 of 10)
Anxiety 78% (7 of 9)
Relief 29% (2 of 7)
Guilt/Shame 43% (3 of 7)
Confusion 71% (5 of 7)
Loneliness 67% (4 of 6)
PATIS 2003
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CONCLUSIONS
Psychological Mechanisms and Clinical Value
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COMPETING MODELS OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
1. Self-directed aggression
2. Hopelessness/futility
3. Impulsiveness
4. Joiner’s rehearsal theory
5. Escape theory with cognitive “deconstruction”
6. None of the above
SI130
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[#0254]
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Psychiatric Institute
JOINER’S THEORY OF MENTAL REHEARSAL Joiner & Rudd 2000; Joiner et al. 2000
Ideation allows habituation to fear
of pain and injury
WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY
1. Reduced relationship to provocation
2. Increased severity of method
Conclusions not yet examined 3 Shaffer2013
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COGNITIVE SENSITIZATION
i.e., provocative experience that
leads to greater accessibility
and sensitivity to triggers
Fits observations
[#2040] [SI/SA]
Columbia University New York State
Psychiatric Institute
BAUMEISTER: “ESCAPE” AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUICIDE
“Escaping an aversive situation
and obtaining respite from a
terrible state of mind”?
see Baumeister 1990 [#2077] [SI/SA]
Columbia University New York State
Psychiatric Institute
ESCAPE THEORY
Baechler 1975; Baumeister 1990 [SI/SA74]
Current circumstances are below expectations
Self-blame
Comparison with others
NEGATIVE MOOD
(“Cognitive deconstruction”)
Attempt to dissociate
Goal and actions are focused
Disinhibition
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
#0333
Columbia University New York State
Psychiatric Institute
CONCLUSION
Fits Observations
An interesting approach to
deconstructing to anxiety?
#NEW [SI/SA]
Columbia University New York State
Psychiatric Institute
IMPLICATIONS
Exploration of stressor is valuable
for selecting both sensitivity to
provocation and excessive
responsiveness (both important
targets for intervention)
Brief interval between trigger and
attempt behavior makes method
control crucial
[PT] #NEW