Risk, reward, and suicide: how impulsivity and loss aversion influence decision-making in individuals who have attempted suicide (opens in new tab)

BackgroundPrevious studies showed impaired decision-making in suicide attempters, but the cognitive mechanisms in play and subgroup differences among attempters need further research. Understanding these differences is crucial for developing targeted interventions.MethodsFor the present case-control study, we recruited 49 depressed patients with histories of both mood disorders and suicide attempts, 34 patient controls with no personal history of suicide attempts, and 49 healthy controls. The...