Hopelessness, helplessness, and haplessness as predictors of suicidal ideation

David Lester; Rheeda L Walker

doi:10.2190/OM.55.4.f

Hopelessness, helplessness, and haplessness as predictors of suicidal ideation

Omega (Westport). 2007;55(4):321-4. doi: 10.2190/OM.55.4.f.

Authors

David Lester¹, Rheeda L Walker

Affiliation

¹ Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu

PMID: 18027646
DOI: 10.2190/OM.55.4.f

Abstract

Scales to measure helplessness and hopelessness were found to have good reliability and concurrent validity and were significantly correlated with suicidal ideation.

MeSH terms

Adult
Depression / diagnosis
Depression / epidemiology*
Depression / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Suicide, Attempted / psychology*
Suicide, Attempted / statistics & numerical data*
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