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To examine the psychometric and clinical relationships among hopelessness, depression severity, and suicidal intent.

December 15, 1975JAMA

Hopelessness and suicidal behavior. An overview

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ABAaron T. BeckBeck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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Clinical investigation reveals hopelessness as the primary link between depression and suicidal intent in suicide attempters, highlighting targets for crisis intervention.

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To examine the psychometric and clinical relationships among hopelessness, depression severity, and suicidal intent.
Assessed 384 individuals who had attempted suicide using clinical and psychometric evaluation methods.
Hopelessness was identified as the key variable connecting depression to suicidal behavior.
Therapeutic reduction of specific sources of hopelessness was indicated to alleviate suicidal crises more effectively than general depression management.

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Aaron T. Beck (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a954412cd39a1e5b27cf588 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.234.11.1146

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Clinical investigation reveals hopelessness as the primary link between depression and suicidal intent in suicide attempters, highlighting targets for crisis intervention.

Hopelessness and suicidal behavior. An overview

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Hopelessness and suicidal behavior. An overview

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