| Title |
Assessing the impact of impulse control on suicide attempt: a systematic literature review / |
| Translation of Title |
Assessing the Impact of Impulse Control on Suicide Attempt: A Systematic Literature Review. |
| Authors |
Dubickas, Garry Joseph |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
38 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Impulse control, suicide, impulsivity, dysregulation |
| Abstract [eng] |
Unregulated impulsivity is an implied health concern and is a critical component in key theories of suicides. Clinical studies suggest the erosion of impulse controls may develop to become the pivotal trigger in suicide bids yet the links between impulse control dysfunction and suicide attempts have hitherto been poorly addressed. Too often, impulsivity is misdiagnosed and subsumed within other psychiatric conditions which display similar compulsive behaviours but are regarded as a behavioural addiction rather than being a copresence thereby, adversely complicating appropriate and complete treatment. Clinicians have as yet been unable to access a clear delineation of what constitutes impulse dysregulation but its pervasive presence has been consistently detected in associated conditions that have resulted in suicide attempts and so must vouch for its importance as a contributing factor. A limited perception of the root causes in suicide attempts must necessarily restrict effective strategies to neutralise the destructive influence of impulse dysregulation in promoting suicidal ideation. It is important to view the role of suicidal thoughts and behaviours as a reliable precursor of a suicide attempt. This review’s objective was to collect articles that focussed on impulsivity, its role in suicidal attempts, and clinical interventions to determine the strength of the relationship of the two constituents of suicidal attempts and impulse control. This study selected 140 articles and publications for a close systematic literature review in order to establish links between impulse dysregulation and suicide attempts. A total of 42 were in the final review and 24 publications were summarised and tabulated for easy referencing. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2022 |
