Quantifying the impact of recent negative life events on suicide attempts.

@article{Bagge2013QuantifyingTI,
  title={Quantifying the impact of recent negative life events on suicide attempts.},
  author={Courtney L Bagge and Catherine R. Glenn and Han-Joo Lee},
  journal={Journal of abnormal psychology},
  year={2013},
  volume={122 2},
  pages={
          359-68
        }
}
The extent to which a specific negative life event (NLE) is a triggering factor for a suicide attempt is unknown. The current study used a case-crossover design, an innovative within-subjects design, to quantify the unique effects of recent NLEs on suicide attempts. In an adult sample of 110 recent suicide attempters, a timeline follow-back methodology was used to assess NLEs within the 48 hours prior to the suicide attempt. Results indicated that individuals were at increased odds of… 
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