Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007). It is believed to be the second leading cause of death in college populations (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007). There has been debate about whether screening for suicide, especially in the adolescent population, may be iatrogenic. The current study sought to examine whether suicide risk assessment is iatrogenic in an adult population. Additionally, the presence of iatrogenic effects were examined at the implicit level using the suicide implicit association task (S-IAT; Nock et al., 2010). Results found no evidence of iatrogenic effect after being assessed for suicidality. Additionally, at risk individuals (i.e., history of suicide attempts) showed lower implicit associations than did similar control participants. Implications and limitations are discussed. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2012. / May 31, 2012. / risk assessment, Suicide / Includes bibliographical references. / Thomas Joiner, Professor Directing Dissertation; Julianna Baggott, University Representative; Frank Johnson, Committee Member; Janet Kistner, Committee Member; Jesse Cougle, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182769 |
| Contributors | Bender, Theodore William (authoraut), Joiner, Thomas (professor directing dissertation), Baggott, Julianna (university representative), Johnson, Frank (committee member), Kistner, Janet (committee member), Cougle, Jesse (committee member), Department of Psychology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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