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. 2006 Jul;36(7):913-22.
doi: 10.1017/S0033291706007586. Epub 2006 May 2.

In severely suicidal young adults, hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation constitute a single syndrome

Golan Shahar  1 , Liad Bareket, M David Rudd, Thomas E Joiner Jr
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In severely suicidal young adults, hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation constitute a single syndrome

Golan Shahar et al. Psychol Med. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Despite voluminous research on the role of hopelessness and depression in suicidality, a systematic examination of various causal models pertaining to these variables is conspicuous in its absence.

Method: The directions of relationships between the three variables were examined by means of a prospective-longitudinal, cross-lagged, three-wave design in a severely suicidal young adults.

Results: Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses revealed synchronous, but not longitudinal, associations between hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation.

Conclusions: In severely suicidal young adults, the three clinical constructs appear to constitute a single depressive syndrome.

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