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. 2018 Dec;48(6):627-641.
doi: 10.1111/sltb.12388. Epub 2017 Sep 11.

Psychological Inflexibility Predicts of Suicidal Ideation Over Time in Veterans of the Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bryann B DeBeer  1   2   3 , Eric C Meyer  1   2   3   4 , Nathan A Kimbrel  5   6   7 , Julie A Kittel  1 , Suzy B Gulliver  2   4 , Sandra B Morissette  8
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Psychological Inflexibility Predicts of Suicidal Ideation Over Time in Veterans of the Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bryann B DeBeer et al. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

Psychological inflexibility, or how individuals respond to distressing internal experiences, may be a modifiable risk factor for suicide in veterans. It was hypothesized that psychological inflexibility would predict suicidal ideation after accounting for established risk factors at baseline and 1 year later. Post-9/11 veterans (N = 309) completed clinical interview and self-report measures at baseline and 1-year follow-up. Results indicated that psychological inflexibility predicted severity of suicidal ideation at both baseline and 1 year later, after accounting for established risk factors. Psychological inflexibility is an important marker of risk for suicidal ideation, and could be a target for interventions aimed at reducing suicide.

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