Suicide capability within the ideation-to-action framework: A systematic scoping review

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276070
• Publication Date: 2022-10-27T17:58:49Z
• Authors: Luke T. Bayliss; Steven Christensen; Andrea Lamont-Mills; Carol du Plessis
• Keywords: Grey Literature; Narrative review; Ideation; Empirical Research; Suicide ideation

Suicide capability is theorised to facilitate the movement from suicidal ideation suicide attempt. Three types of contributors are posited comprise capability: acquired, dispositional, and practical. Despite being critical in ideation-to-attempt, there has been no systematic synthesis empirical evidence relating that would enable further development refinement concept. This study sought address this gap. A scoping review was conducted on studies published January 2005 2022. Eleven electronic databases grey literature sources were searched returning 5,212 potential studies. After exclusion criteria application, 90 included for final analysis. Results followed a textual narrative approach allocating based capability. Most focused investigating only one factor within contributors. Painful provocative events appear contribute acquired more so than fearlessness about death. Whilst emerging dispositional practical promising, small number prevents conclusions drawn. An unexpected additional cognitive contributor identified. The focus single most limited other limits theoretical application knowledge. Given complex multifaceted behaviour, future research incorporates combination likely advance our understandings