Comparison of Dissociative Experiences and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Between Suicide Ideators and Suicide Attempters

The purpose of this study was to compare the Dissociative Experiences and a six-dimensional conceptualization of emotion dysregulation between people who have suicide ideation and suicide attempt.

Participants were patients referred to Imam Hasan Hospital of North Khorasan with suicide Attempts, and to Psychiatric clinics in north Khorasan who had suicide ideation. In a comparative casual study, a total of 141 patients of young adults were considered. 76 of them who had suicidal ideation but no suicide attempts were compared with the rest (n = 65) who had at least one suicide attempt in the last week. They completed measures of Dissociative Experiences, emotion dysregulation and suicidal ideation.

suicide Attempters reported significantly more Dissociative Experiences) P < 0.021( and difficulties with Impulse Control (P < 0.001) -which is one of the six-dimensional conceptualization of emotion dysregulation- than suicide ideators.

Screening and identification of people who have significant dissociative experiences and difficulties with impulse control is essential due to a high risk of suicide attempt. Therefore, they should be given higher priority to receive medical treatments and Psychotherapy.