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PSYC 438

Self-Injury and Suicide

3.00 units · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Learning
  • Injury
  • Epidemiology

Readings

  • Listed material: Week 1 Jan 6 Definitions. Stress Alqueza et al., 2021 Stewart et al., 2017 Week 6 Feb 10 Suicide Risk Factors II: Cognition. Neuropsychological Processes Rosario-Williams et al., 2023 Ruch et al., 2020 Version Date: December 18, 2025
  • Listed material: Social Factors Miller et al., 2019 Robinson et al., 2019 Week 9 Mar 10 NSSI Risk Factors II: Pain. Self-Criticism Fox et al., 2017 Funkhouser et al., 2019 Week 10 Mar 17 Intervention Writing Assignment 3 DUE (Mar 17) Franklin et al., 2016 McCauley et al., 2018 Week 11 Mar 24 Prevention Anestis et al., 2020 Bauer et al., 2019 Week 12 Mar 31 Student Presentations “Debunking Myths” Project DUE (Mar 31)
  • Supplemental readings, organized by week, can be found here.
  • Required: Week 1 1.​ Muehlenkamp, J. J., Brausch, A. M., & Washburn, J. J. (2017). How much is enough? Examining frequency criteria for NSSI disorder in adolescent inpatients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(6), 611-619. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000209
  • Required: 2.​ Nock, M. K. (2010). Self-injury. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 6, 339-363. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.121208.131258 (pp. 340-344 only).
  • Required: 3.​ Sheehan, L. L., Corrigan, P. W., Al-Khouja, M. A., & Stigma of Suicide Research Team. (2016). Stakeholder perspectives on the stigma of suicide attempt survivors. Crisis, 38(2), 73 - 81. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000413
  • Required: Week 2 1.​ Blades, C. A., Stritzke, W. G., Page, A. C., & Brown, J. D. (2018). The benefits and risks of asking research participants about suicide: A meta-analysis of the impact of exposure to suicide-related content. Clinical Psychology Review, 64, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2018.07.001
  • Required: 2.​ Gillies, D., Christou, M. A., Dixon, A. C., Featherston, O. J., Rapti, I., Garcia-Anguita, A., ... & Christou, P. A. (2018). Prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents: Meta-analyses of community-based studies 1990–2015. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(10), 733-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.018
  • Required: Week 3 1.​ Hooley, J. M., & Franklin, J. C. (2018). Why do people hurt themselves? A new conceptual model of nonsuicidal self-injury. Clinical Psychological Science, 6(3), 428-451. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702617745641
  • Required: 2.​ Klonsky, E. D., Saffer, B. Y., & Bryan, C. J. (2018). Ideation-to-action theories of suicide: A conceptual and empirical update. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.020
  • Required: Week 4 Version Date: December 18, 2025
  • Required: 1.​ McQuaid, R. J., Bombay, A., McInnis, O. A., Humeny, C., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2017). Suicide ideation and attempts among First Nations peoples living on-reserve in Canada: The intergenerational and cumulative effects of Indian residential schools. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(6), 422-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743717702075
  • Required: 2.​ Edirisinghe, S., Drobotenko, N., Meghji, S., Rajesh, Z., Barry, C., Coyle, S., Pukall, C. F., & Stewart, J. G. (2025). Examining the relation between negative health care experiences and suicide ideation in transgender and nonbinary adults. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000825
  • Required: Week 5 1.​ Alqueza, K. L., Pagliaccio, D., Durham, K., Srinivasan, A., Stewart, J. G., & Auerbach, R. P. (2021). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Archives of suicide Research. Epub ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1999874
  • Required: 2.​ Stewart, J. G., Shields, G. S., Esposito, E. C., Cosby, E. A., Allen, N. B., Slavich, G. M., & Auerbach, R. P. (2019). Life stress and suicide in adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47(10), 1707-1722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-019-00534-5
  • Required: Week 6 1.​ Rosario-Williams, B., Akter, S., Kaur, S., & Miranda, R. (2023). Suicide-related construct
Winter 2023

Topics

  • Injury

Readings

  • Listed material: There is no textbook for this course. Version Date: December 12, 2022
  • Listed material: Week 1 Jan 12 Definitions. Stress Alqueza et al., 2021 Stewart et al., 2017 Writing Assignment 1 DUE Week 6 Feb 16 Suicide Risk Factors II: Cognition. Social Factors Miller et al., 2019 Robinson et al., 2019 Week 9 Mar 16 NSSI Risk Factors II: Pain. Self-Criticism Fox et al., 2017 Funkhouser et al., 2019 Week 10 Mar 23 Intervention Franklin et al., 2016 McCauley et al., 2018 Writing Assignment 3 DUE Week 11 March 30 Prevention Anestis et al., 2020 Bauer et al., 2019 Week 12 April 6 Student Presentations “Debunking Myths” Project DUE Version Date: December 12, 2022
  • Listed material: For a primer on APA style, see: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html.
Fall 2023

Topics

  • Injury

Readings

  • Listed material: Version Date: September 5, 2023 Basic Course Information Dates: Fall 2023 (September 11th to December 4th) Modality: blended (online asynchronous material; on campus seminar)
  • Listed material: There is no textbook for this course.
  • Listed material: Week 1 Sept 11 Definitions.
  • Listed material: Week 5 Oct 16 Suicide Risk Factors I: Mental Disorders. Stress Alqueza et al., 2021 Stewart et al., 2017 Week 6 Oct 23 Suicide Risk Factors II: Cognition. Neuropsychological Processes Rosario-Williams et al., 2023 Ruch et al., 2020 Week 7 Oct 30 Suicide Risk Factors III: Reward Processes. Decision-Making Writing Assignment 2 DUE (Oct 30) Millner et al., 2019 Tsypes et al., 2021
  • Listed material: Week 8 Nov 6 NSSI Risk Factors I: Emotion Regulation. Social Factors Miller et al., 2019 Robinson et al., 2019 Week 9 Nov 13 NSSI Risk Factors II: Pain. Self-Criticism Fox et al., 2017 Funkhouser et al., 2019 Week 10 Nov 20 Intervention Writing Assignment 3 DUE (Nov 20) Franklin et al., 2016 McCauley et al., 2018 Week 11 Nov 27 Prevention Anestis et al., 2020 Bauer et al., 2019 Week 12 Dec 4 Student Presentations “Debunking Myths” Project DUE (Dec 4) None
  • Listed material: Version Date: September 5, 2023 Misrepresentation of one’s self, one’s work, or one’s relation to the University - Impersonating someone in an examination or test - Submitting a take-home examination written, in whole or in part, by someone else - Fabricating or falsifying laboratory or research data
  • Listed material: For a primer on APA style, see: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html.
  • Supplemental readings, organized by week, can be found here.
  • Listed material: 1. Muehlenkamp, J. J., Brausch, A. M., & Washburn, J. J. (2017). How much is enough? Examining frequency criteria for NSSI disorder in adolescent inpatients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(6), 611-619. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000209
  • Listed material: 2. Nock, M. K. (2010). Self-injury. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 6, 339-363. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.121208.131258 (pp. 340-344 only).
  • Listed material: 3. Sheehan, L. L., Corrigan, P. W., Al-Khouja, M. A., & Stigma of Suicide Research Team. (2016). Stakeholder perspectives on the stigma of suicide attempt survivors. Crisis, 38(2), 73 - 81. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000413
  • Listed material: 1. Blades, C. A., Stritzke, W. G., Page, A. C., & Brown, J. D. (2018). The benefits and risks of asking research participants about suicide: A meta-analysis of the impact of exposure to suicide-related content. Clinical Psychology Review, 64, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2018.07.001
  • Listed material: 2. Gillies, D., Christou, M. A., Dixon, A. C., Featherston, O. J., Rapti, I., Garcia-Anguita, A., ... & Christou, P. A. (2018). Prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents: Meta- analyses of community-based studies 1990–2015. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(10), 733-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.018
  • Listed material: 1. Hooley, J. M., & Franklin, J. C. (2018). Why do people hurt themselves? A new conceptual model of nonsuicidal self-injury. Clinical Psychological Science, 6(3), 428-451. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702617745641
  • Listed material: 2. Klonsky, E. D., Saffer, B. Y., & Bryan, C. J. (2018). Ideation-to-action theories of suicide: A conceptual and empirical update. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.020
  • Listed material: 1. McQuaid, R. J., Bombay, A., McInnis, O. A., Humeny, C., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2017). Suicide ideation and attempts among First Nations peoples living on-reserve in Canada: The intergenerational and cumulative effects of Indian residential schools.
  • Listed material: Version Date: September 5, 2023 Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(6), 422-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743717702075
  • Listed material: 2. Smith, D. M., Wang, S. B., Carter, M. L., Fox, K. R., & Hooley, J. M. (2020). Longitudinal predictors of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in sexual and gender minority adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(1), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000483
  • Listed material: 1. Alqueza, K. L., Pagliaccio, D., Durham, K., Srinivasan, A., Stewart, J. G., & Auerbach, R. P. (2021). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Archives of suicide Research. Epub ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1999874
  • Listed material: 2. Stewart, J. G., Shields, G. S., Esposito, E. C., Cosby, E. A., Allen, N. B., Slavich, G. M., & Auerbach, R. P. (2019). Life stress and suicide in adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47(10), 1707-1722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-019-00534-5
  • Listed material: 1. Rosario-Williams, B., Akter, S., Kaur, S., & Miranda, R. (2023). Suicide-related construct
Winter 2022

Topics

  • Injury

Readings

  • Listed material: There is no textbook for this course. Version Date: January 10, 2022
  • Listed material: Week 1 Jan 14 Definitions. Stress Alqueza et al., 2021 Stewart et al., 2017 Writing Assignment 1 DUE Week 6 Feb 18 Suicide Risk Factors II: Cognition. Neuropsychological Processes Nock et al., 2010 Ruch et al., 2020 Week 7 Feb 25
  • Listed material: For a primer on APA style, see: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html.
  • Supplemental readings, organized by week, can be found here.
  • Listed material: 1. Muehlenkamp, J. J., Brausch, A. M., & Washburn, J. J. (2017). How much is enough? Examining frequency criteria for NSSI disorder in adolescent inpatients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(6), 611-619. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000209
  • Listed material: 2. Nock, M. K. (2010). Self-injury. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 6, 339-363. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.121208.131258 (pp. 340-344 only).
  • Listed material: 3. Sheehan, L. L., Corrigan, P. W., Al-Khouja, M. A., & Stigma of Suicide Research Team. (2016). Stakeholder perspectives on the stigma of suicide attempt survivors. Crisis, 38(2), 73 - 81. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000413 Week 2
  • Listed material: 1. Blades, C. A., Stritzke, W. G., Page, A. C., & Brown, J. D. (2018). The benefits and risks of asking research participants about suicide: A meta-analysis of the impact of exposure to suicide-related content. Clinical Psychology Review, 64, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2018.07.001
  • Listed material: 2. Gillies, D., Christou, M. A., Dixon, A. C., Featherston, O. J., Rapti, I., Garcia-Anguita, A., ... & Christou, P. A. (2018). Prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents: Meta-analyses of community-based studies 1990–2015. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(10), 733-741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.018
  • Listed material: 1. Hooley, J. M., & Franklin, J. C. (2018). Why do people hurt themselves? A new conceptual model of nonsuicidal self-injury. Clinical Psychological Science, 6(3), 428-451. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702617745641
  • Listed material: 2. Klonsky, E. D., Saffer, B. Y., & Bryan, C. J. (2018). Ideation-to-action theories of suicide: A conceptual and empirical update. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, 38-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.07.020 Week 4
  • Listed material: 1. McQuaid, R. J., Bombay, A., McInnis, O. A., Humeny, C., Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2017). Suicide ideation and attempts among First Nations peoples living on-reserve in Canada: The Version Date: January 10, 2022
  • Listed material: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(6), 422-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743717702075
  • Listed material: 2. Smith, D. M., Wang, S. B., Carter, M. L., Fox, K. R., & Hooley, J. M. (2020). Longitudinal predictors of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in sexual and gender minority adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(1), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000483 Week 5
  • Listed material: 1. Alqueza, K. L., Pagliaccio, D., Durham, K., Srinivasan, A., Stewart, J. G., & Auerbach, R. P. (2021). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Archives of suicide Research. Epub ahead of print: https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1999874
  • Listed material: 2. Stewart, J. G., Shields, G. S., Esposito, E. C., Cosby, E. A., Allen, N. B., Slavich, G. M., & Auerbach, R. P. (2019). Life stress and suicide in adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47(10), 1707-1722. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-019-00534-5 Week 6
  • Listed material: 1. Nock, M. K., Park, J. M., Finn, C. T., Deliberto, T. L., Dour, H. J., & Banaji, M. R. (2010). Measuring the suicidal mind: Implicit cognition predicts suicidal behavior. Psychological Science, 21(4), 511-517. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797610364762
  • Listed material: 2. Ruch, D., Sheftall, A. H., Heck, K., McBee-Strayer, S. M., Tissue, J., Reynolds, B., ... & Bridge, J. A. (2020). Neurocognitive vulnerability to youth suicidal behavior. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 131, 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.08.032 Week 7
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