Measuring the suicidal mind

An implicit association between death/suicide and self may be a behavioral marker for suicide attempt. Participants presenting to the emergency room after a suicide attempt had a stronger implicit association between death/suicide and self than did participants presenting with other psychiatric emergencies. Participants with strong associations between death/suicide and self were more likely to make a suicide attempt within the next six months than were those who had stronger associations between life and self.

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