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Eyes Fixed on Heaven's Gate: An Empirical Examination of Blink Rate and Suicide.
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Archives of Suicide Research . Jul-Sep2023, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p896-904. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Anecdotal and theoretical work suggests blink rate as an indicator of imminent suicide risk. We sought to empirically examine whether suicide decedents displayed a reduced blink rate in goodbye videos filmed before death, compared to several control groups. Independent raters coded blink rates from videos of 34 suicide decedents and four comparison groups: "mundane" product review, non-suicidal arousal, non-suicidal depression, and non-imminent risk of suicidal ideation. Mean blink rate was lower in the suicide decedent group relative to all comparison groups (ps <.001), except the depressed (p =.976) and suicidal ideation (p =.393) groups. Findings indicate blink rate may be reduced among individuals at imminent risk for suicide, exhibiting clinically-significant depressive symptoms, or experiencing suicidal ideation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SUICIDE statistics
*SUICIDE risk factors
*SUICIDAL ideation
*SUICIDE
*HEAVEN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13811118
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Suicide Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 166103921
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2083536