Factors Associated with Suicide Ideation in Severely Obese Bariatric Surgery‐Seeking Individuals

There are high rates of suicide ideation and/or behavior in severely obese individuals. The potential contributors to suicide ideation in a sample of 334 severely obese bariatric surgery candidates was explored. Lack of college education, a history of suicide ideation and/or behavior, psychological distress, hopelessness, loneliness, history of physical and/or sexual abuse, and lifetime major depression were associated with current suicide ideation. Some of the correlates of suicide ideation in severely obese bariatric surgery‐seeking samples are similar to those found in the general community and this knowledge may serve to improve the psychological assessment and care for this group.     

Interpreting Neuroscientific Facts

ABSTRACT

While neuropsychoanalysis, as a hybrid discipline, is formally in its third decade of existence, there has been a striking paucity of papers illustrating the clinical applications and relevance of neuroscientific findings for the practicing psychoanalyst. The contributions in this issue illustrate the challenges and possibilities of such an endeavor. Neuroscientific research may strengthen one’s conviction in his/her theoretical orientation, create opportunities for offering ‘neuroscientific interpretations,’ stimulate new ways of thinking or, at its most ambitious, become the basis for a contemporary scientific metapsychology. Maintaining critical thinking, including an awareness of the role of interpretation of scientific facts, is necessary if this interdisciplinary effort is to be productive.