Work

Mental Pain Surrounding Suicidal Behaviour: A Review of What Has Been Described and Clinical Recommendations for Help

Year: 2022

Type: review

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To conduct a comprehensive review of scientific publications related to mental pain and suicide risk in order to deepen relevant aspects to guide clinical interventions. METHOD: Using a text analysis tool, we collected the terms most frequently linked with that situation in published results of research using various tools to evaluate mental pain or psychache. DISCUSSION: We propose clinical interventions for the clinical conditions most commonly associated with mental pain.

Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.750651

Authors: Susana Morales, Jorge Barros

Institutions: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality

Language: English

Topic: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950