Adolescent attitudes about death in relation to suicidality.

This study examined psychiatrically disturbed adolescents' history of exposure to suicide attempts, completions, and other deaths in relation to attitudes about life and death. A primary goal of the study was to study the mediating processes involved in the impact of loss on suicidality. Adolescents who experienced the suicide of a friend or immediate family member reported a weaker attraction to life and stronger attraction to death than adolescents lacking this experience. Exposure to attempted suicide resulted in attitudes indicating a stronger attraction to death and repulsion by life. We conclude that a comprehensive history of loss and assessment of current attitudes toward death are important aspects of evaluation and subsequent treatment of at-risk adolescents.

这项研究调查了有精神障碍的青少年接触自杀未遂、自杀成功以及其他死亡事件的经历，以及这些经历与他们对生死的态度之间的关系。该研究的一个主要目的是研究丧失对自杀倾向的影响所涉及的中介过程。与没有此类经历的青少年相比，经历过朋友或直系亲属自杀的青少年对生活的吸引力较弱，对死亡的吸引力较强。接触过自杀未遂事件导致的态度表现为对死亡的吸引力更强，对生活的排斥感更强。我们得出结论，全面了解丧失经历以及评估当前对死亡的态度是对高危青少年进行评估和后续治疗的重要方面。