The development of prevention system and investigation of psychosocial mechanism of suicide attempt in depressive disorders

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25780403
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Hirosaki University
• Principal Investigator: Osato Ayako 弘前大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (80597162)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 自殺リスク / 大うつ病性障害 / TCI人格検査 / カットオフ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

At first, this study extracted six items from Temperament and Character Inventory, correlated with suicidal ideation of Beck Depression Inventory II. Secondly, a battery using these six items, as one of minimally invasive and high sensitivity screening of suicide risk, and the cutoff point was established. It is possible that discriminate the existence of suicidal ideation of patients with major depressive disorder, when the score 3 and above of the battery.
Furthermore, this study showed a relationship between “an attitude of suicide” of health care worker and parental rearing. The relationship suggested that a necessary of individualized education of suicide prevention reflect each parental rearing.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学