Comfort from Suicidal Cognition in Recurrently Depressed Patients

Overview

Journal J Affect Disord

Date 2013 Dec 3

PMID 24289891

Citations 19

Authors

Catherine Crane

Thorsten Barnhofer

Danielle S Duggan

Catrin Eames

Silvia Hepburn

Dhruvi Shah

J Mark G Williams

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Abstract

Background: Previous research has suggested that some individuals may obtain comfort from their suicidal cognitions.

Method: This study explored clinical variables associated with comfort from suicidal cognition using a newly developed 5 item measure in 217 patients with a history of recurrent depression and suicidality, of whom 98 were followed up to at least one relapse to depression and reported data on suicidal ideation during the follow-up phase.

Results: Results indicated that a minority of patients, around 15%, reported experiencing comfort from suicidal cognitions and that comfort was associated with several markers of a more severe clinical profile including both worst ever prior suicidal ideation and worst suicidal ideation over a 12 month follow-up period.

Limitations: Few patients self-harmed during the follow-up period preventing an examination of associations between comfort and repetition of self-harm.

Conclusions: These results, although preliminary, suggest that future theoretical and clinical research would benefit from further consideration of the concept of comfort from suicidal thinking.

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