Journal article
An analysis of real-time suicidal ideation and its relationship with retrospective reports among young people with borderline personality disorder
Holly E Andrewes, Marialuisa Cavelti, Carol Hulbert, Susan M Cotton, Jennifer K Betts, Henry J Jackson, Louise McCutcheon, John Gleeson, Christopher G Davey, Andrew M Chanen
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior | Guilford Press | Published : 2024
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13058
Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to analyze the real-time variability of suicidal ideation intensity and the relationship between real-time and retrospective reports of suicidal ideation made on the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS), among young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Methods: Young people (15–25-year olds) with BPD (N = 46), recruited from two government-funded mental health services, rated the intensity of their suicidal ideation six times per day for 7 days before completing the BSS. Results: For 70% of participants, suicidal ideation changed in intensity approximately five times across the week, both within and between days. BSS ratings were most highly cor..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the young people, families, and staff of the Helping Young People Early program at Orygen, and Headspace Sunshine. Open access publishing facilitated by The University of Melbourne, as part of the Wiley - The University of Melbourne agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.