Journal article
Sources of Psychological Pain and Suicidal Thoughts Among Homeless Adults
Suicide & life-threatening behavior, Vol.45(3), pp.271-280
06/2015
DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12126
PMID: 25255999
Abstract
Homeless adults experience problems in multiple areas of their lives. It was hypothesized that adults who were troubled by problems in more areas of their lives would be more likely to report suicidal thoughts. The sample included 457 homeless men and women who resided in three emergency shelters. The number of sources of psychological pain, past suicide attempts, and being a man predicted current suicidal thoughts, but being diagnosed with a depressive disorder did not. Shelter workers should ask adults whether they have attempted suicide in the past and how troubled they are by each area of their lives.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sources of Psychological Pain and Suicidal Thoughts Among Homeless Adults
- Creators
- Carol Coohey - University of IowaScott D. Easton - Boston CollegeJooyoung Kong - Boston CollegeJulie K. W. Bockenstedt - Shelter Insurance
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Suicide & life-threatening behavior, Vol.45(3), pp.271-280
- DOI
- 10.1111/sltb.12126
- PMID
- 25255999
- NLM abbreviation
- Suicide Life Threat Behav
- ISSN
- 0363-0234
- eISSN
- 1943-278X
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2015
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984307258002771
Metrics
19 Record Views