First major study of suicide motivations to advance prevention

Chris Engel 6/13/133:00 PM

"Published in the official journal of the American Association of Suicidology, the work gives doctors and researchers important new resources to advance suicide prevention, improve treatments, and reduce the likelihood of further attempts....

"Of all motivations for suicide, the two found to be universal in all participants were hopelessness and overwhelming emotional pain...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-major-suicide-advance.html

May, et al. (Jun 2013). "Assessing Motivations for Suicide Attempts: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Inventory of Motivations for Suicide Attempts." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Abstract.

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