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Recent Life Events Preceding Suicide Attempts In A Personality Disorder Sample: Findings From The Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study, Shirley Yen, Maria E. Pagano, M. Tracie Shea, Carlos M. Grilo, John G. Gunderson, Andrew E. Skodol, Thomas H. Mcglashan, Charles A. Sanislow, Donna S. Bender, Mary C. Zanarini
Recent Life Events Preceding Suicide Attempts In A Personality Disorder Sample: Findings From The Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study, Shirley Yen, Maria E. Pagano, M. Tracie Shea, Carlos M. Grilo, John G. Gunderson, Andrew E. Skodol, Thomas H. Mcglashan, Charles A. Sanislow, Donna S. Bender, Mary C. Zanarini
Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.
Few studies have examined the relationship between life events, suicide attempts, and personality disorders (PDs), in spite of the strong associations between PDs and suicidal behavior, and the poor coping strategies often exhibited by these individuals. The authors examined whether participants with PDs who attempted suicide during the first 3 years of a prospective, longitudinal study were more likely to experience specific life events in the month during and preceding the suicide attempt. Of 489 participants with PDs, 61 attempted suicide during the 3-year, follow-up interval. Results indicated that negative life events, particularly those pertaining to love-marriage or crime-legal matters, …
Is There A Relationship Between Hopelessness And Religious Problem-Solving Skills?, Eroshini Goonesekera
Is There A Relationship Between Hopelessness And Religious Problem-Solving Skills?, Eroshini Goonesekera
Honors Theses
Students from a small liberal arts college completed the Beck Hopelessness Scale (81-JS) and the short form of the Religious Problem-Solving Scale. The Religious Problem-Solving Scale consists of three subscales: collaborative, self-directive and deferring. A Pearson Correlation was conducted between the BHS score and each subscale of the Religious Problem-Solving Scale. The Bl IS score and the self-directing score were positively correlated. However the correlation of the BHS score and the collaborative and deferring scales were non-significant.