Background Mental pain, defined as a subjective experience characterized by perception of
strong negative feelings and changes in the self and its function, is no less real than other …

Psychological and physical pain as predictors of suicide ris... : Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Psychological and physical pain as predictors of suicide risk: evidence from clinical and …

Objective: Perform a meta-analysis to quantify the association between psychological pain
and current or lifetime history of suicidal ideation or suicide attempt. Data Sources: Search …

Depression is a significant risk factor for suicide. Evidence suggests that anhedonia may be
a symptom of depression that is uniquely associated with suicidality. However, exactly how …

Objectives Using a 4‐year follow‐up design, this research investigated Shneidman's model
of psychache (ie, intense mental pain/anguish) as the cause of suicide. Operationalizing …

Objectives Psychological pain may be helpful in conceptualizing suicidal behavior, in that
high motivation to avoid pain combined with painful feelings may contribute to an increased …

Psychological pain is a prominent symptom of clinical depression. We asked if frontal alpha
asymmetry, frontal EEG power, and frontal fractal dimension asymmetry predicted …

Background: Psychache is a negative introspective experience, which is positively
associated with the risk of suicide, independently of depression. It is undeniable that …

Objective Emotional or psychological pain is a core symptom of complicated grief (CG), yet
its correlates are largely unexamined among bereaved individuals. Method Bereaved adults …

How to develop an effective screening instrument for predicting suicide risk is an important
issue in suicidal research. The aim of the present research was to explore the predictive …