Severity and Variability of Depression Symptoms Predicting Suicide Attempt in High-Risk Individuals

Importance

Predicting suicidal behavior continues to be among the most challenging tasks in psychiatry.

Objectives

To examine the trajectories of clinical predictors of suicide attempt (specifically, depression symptoms, hopelessness, impulsivity, aggression, impulsive aggression, and irritability) for their ability to predict suicide attempt and to compute a risk score for suicide attempts.

Design, Setting, and...