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GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
Volume 80, Issue -, Pages 35-39Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.12.005
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Suicide; Suicidal ideation; Inpatient; Wearables
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In this study, real-time continuous smartphone and sensor data collected before, during, and after a suicide attempt made by a psychiatric inpatient was analyzed. The findings revealed elevated and persistent sympathetic nervous system arousal and suicidal thinking leading up to the suicide attempt. This case provides the highest resolution data to date on the psychological, psychophysiological, and behavioral markers of imminent suicidal behavior and suggests new directions for prediction and prevention efforts.
Suicide is among the most devastating problems facing clinicians, who currently have limited tools to predict and prevent suicidal behavior. Here we report on real-time, continuous smartphone and sensor data collected before, during, and after a suicide attempt made by a patient during a psychiatric inpatient hospitalization. We observed elevated and persistent sympathetic nervous system arousal and suicidal thinking leading up to the suicide attempt. This case provides the highest resolution data to date on the psychological, psychophysiological, and behavioral markers of imminent suicidal behavior and highlights new directions for prediction and prevention efforts.
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