Laboratory measured behavioral impulsivity relates to suicide attempt history

Donald M. Dougherty; Charles W. Mathias; Dawn M. Marsh; T. Dorina Papageorgiou; Alan C. Swann; F. Gerard Moeller

doi:10.1521/suli.34.4.374.53738

Laboratory measured behavioral impulsivity relates to suicide attempt history

Donald M. Dougherty, Charles W. Mathias, Dawn M. Marsh, T. Dorina Papageorgiou, Alan C. Swann, F. Gerard Moeller

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between laboratory behavioral measured impulsivity (using the Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks) and suicidal attempt histories. Three groups of adults were recruited, those with either: no previous suicide attempts (Control, n = 20), only a single suicide attempt (Single, n = 20), or multiple suicidal attempts (Multiple, n = 10). As hypothesized, impulsive responses increased with the number of suicide attempts (Control < Single < Multiple). This study helps to demonstrate how laboratory behavioral measures of impulsivity can be used to discriminate groups based on suicidal histories among samples not currently exhibiting significant suicidal behaviors.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	374-385
Number of pages	12
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.34.4.374.53738
State	Published - Dec 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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