Abstract

This research proposes to examine a theoretically and empirically derived model for the absence of overt suicidal ideation in persons at risk for suicide. It is hypothesized that persons low in openness-to-experience (OTE), a well-validated dimension of personality, who become significantly depressed, are less likely to report active suicidal ideation, are more likely to under-report affective symptoms, and are less likely to have their affective symptoms recognized by members of their social network. These hypotheses will be assessed in a sample of 350 depressed psychiatric inpatients, 50 years or older. Participants will include 175 persons identified as depressed, with active or passive suicidal ideation; and 175 depressed persons with no active or passive suicidal ideation. Levels of OTE will be compared between these two groups and correlated with symptom reporting, operationalized as the ratio of self-reported affective and somatic symptoms to observer-rated symptoms; and with symptom recognition, operationalized as the difference between the self-report and informant reports of affective and somatic symptoms.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01MH060285-02
Application #
6392624
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BBBP-5 (01))
Program Officer
Dolan-Sewell, Regina
Project Start
2000-09-15
Project End
2004-08-31
Budget Start
2001-09-01
Budget End
2002-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$319,000
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Rochester
Department
Psychiatry
Type
Schools of Dentistry
DUNS #
208469486
City
Rochester
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14627

  Publications

Hoerger, Michael; Chapman, Benjamin; Ma, Yan et al. (2011) Agreement between informant and self-reported personality in depressed older adults: what are the roles of medical illness and cognitive function? Psychol Aging 26:1000-6
Bamonti, Patricia M; Heisel, Marnin J; Topciu, Raluca A et al. (2010) Association of alexithymia and depression symptom severity in adults aged 50 years and older. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:51-6
Topciu, Raluca A; Zhao, Xi; Tang, Wan et al. (2009) Childhood sexual abuse and personality differentiating high and low alexithymia in a depressed population. Psychother Psychosom 78:385-7
Talbot, Nancy L; Chapman, Ben; Conwell, Yeates et al. (2009) Childhood sexual abuse is associated with physical illness burden and functioning in psychiatric patients 50 years of age and older. Psychosom Med 71:417-22
Britton, Peter C; Duberstein, Paul R; Conner, Kenneth R et al. (2008) Reasons for living, hopelessness, and suicide ideation among depressed adults 50 years or older. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:736-41
Duberstein, P R; Palsson, S P; Waern, M et al. (2008) Personality and risk for depression in a birth cohort of 70-year-olds followed for 15 years. Psychol Med 38:663-71
Yu, Q; Tang, W; Ma, Y et al. (2008) Comparing Multiple Sensitivities and Specificities with Different Diagnostic Criteria: Applications to Sexual Abuse and Sexual Health Research. Comput Stat Data Anal 53:27-37
Dombrovski, Alexandre Y; Szanto, Katalin; Duberstein, Paul et al. (2008) Sex differences in correlates of suicide attempt lethality in late life. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:905-13
Conner, Kenneth R; Duberstein, Paul R; Beckman, Anthony et al. (2007) Planning of suicide attempts among depressed inpatients ages 50 and over. J Affect Disord 97:123-8
Duberstein, Paul R; Heisel, Marnin J (2007) Personality traits and the reporting of affective disorder symptoms in depressed patients. J Affect Disord 103:165-71

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