Life Meaning Is Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Depressed Veterans

被引：15

作者：

Braden, Abby ^{[1
]}

Overholser, James ^{[2
]}

Fisher, Lauren ^{[3
]}

Ridley, Josephine ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Pediat, San Diego, CA 92037 USA

[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Dept Psychol, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA

[3] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA

[4] Cleveland Wade Pk VA Med Ctr, Cleveland, OH USA

来源：

DEATH STUDIES | 2015年 / 39卷 / 01期

关键词：

HEALTH; RISK; VALIDITY; SCALE; SENSE;

D O I：

10.1080/07481187.2013.871604

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Suicide is a major public health concern among U.S. veterans. Even when asked directly, veterans who die by suicide have been found to deny suicidal thoughts. Psychological assessment needs to go beyond the current risk factors and evaluate underlying factors that may increase suicide risk. In the present study, diagnostic interviews and self-report questionnaires were used to measure life meaning and suicidal ideation in a sample of 110 depressed veterans. Life meaning was significantly associated with suicidal ideation, even after accounting for depression and suicide history. Life meaning may be an important, previously ignored indicator of suicide risk.

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页码：24 / 29

页数：6

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