Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients

Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients

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Main Author: Peak, Nicole Juszczak
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 2010
Subjects:
Psychology
depression
suicide
perceived burden
hopelessness
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1279589171
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case12795891712021-08-03T05:33:51Z Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients Peak, Nicole Juszczak Psychology depression suicide perceived burden hopelessness The primary focus of the present study was to examine the association between perceived burden and suicide related variables such as depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. The secondary focus of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Perceived Burden Scale, a new scale designed to assess the degree of burden that a person perceives themselves to be. A clinical sample of 81 depressed adults was recruited from a day treatment and outpatient program at a local veterans affairs medical center. Patients were assessed with a structured diagnostic interview and self-report measures assessing perceived burden, depression severity, hopelessness, perceived social support, suicidal ideation, and presence of PTSD. The present study suggests that the newly developed Perceived Burden Scale demonstrates preliminary evidence of reliability and validity. Although perceived burden appeared to be related to suicidal ideation, perceived burden did not relate to suicidal ideation beyond the association between suicidal ideation and hopelessness. Hopelessness was one of the strongest variables related to suicidal ideation when controlling for numerous suicidal risk variables. The findings of the present study underscore the importance of assessing hopelessness as a significant risk factor of potential suicide in depressed individuals. 2010 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1279589171 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1279589171 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
depression
suicide
perceived burden
hopelessness
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depression
suicide
perceived burden
hopelessness
Peak, Nicole Juszczak
Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
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title Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
title_short Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
title_full Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
title_fullStr Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
title_full_unstemmed Depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: Suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
title_sort depression, hopelessness, and perceived burden: suicidal tendencies in depressed patients
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