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Hopelessness, Depression, and Attempted Suicide

KENNETH MINKOFF, ERIC BERGMAN, AARON T. BECK, and ROY BECKAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 130, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.130.4.455

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The authors have identified a component of the syndrome of depression—the cognitive element of negative expectations—as a stronger indicator of suicidal intent than depression itself. This not only suggests a solution to the puzzling question of why there is a relationship between depression and suicide, but also indicates that approaches specifically designated to alleviate hopelessness may be successful in preventing suicide.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 130 • Number 4 • April 1973

Pages: 455 - 459

PubMed: 4691303

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Published in print: April 1973

Published online: 1 April 2006

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KENNETH MINKOFF

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ERIC BERGMAN

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AARON T. BECK

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ROY BECK

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Residency training in psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, Calif.

Student, Departments of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia General Hospital

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