Suicidal Ideation

"Suicidal Ideation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A risk factor for suicide attempts and completions, it is the most common of all suicidal behavior, but only a minority of ideators engage in overt self-harm.

Descriptor ID	D059020
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.126.980.875.149 I01.880.735.856.149
Concept/Terms	Suicidal Ideation Suicidal Ideation Ideation, Suicidal Ideations, Suicidal Suicidal Ideations

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Suicidal Ideation".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Behavioral Symptoms [F01.145.126]
Self-Injurious Behavior [F01.145.126.980]
Suicide [F01.145.126.980.875]
Suicidal Ideation [F01.145.126.980.875.149]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Problems [I01.880.735]
Suicide [I01.880.735.856]
Suicidal Ideation [I01.880.735.856.149]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Suicidal Ideation".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Suicidal Ideation".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Suicidal Ideation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Suicidal Ideation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 96 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	1	0	1
2013	9	0	9
2014	1	2	3
2015	4	2	6
2016	6	4	10
2017	3	4	7
2018	6	2	8
2019	3	4	7
2020	1	5	6
2021	4	8	12
2022	2	6	8
2023	3	6	9
2024	3	2	5
2025	2	2	4
2026	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Suicidal Ideation" by people in Profiles.

Monteith LL, Kittel JA, Kwon J, Tsai J, Holliday R, Pimentel CB, Hoffmire CA. Suicidal ideation, interrupted attempt, and suicide attempt prevalence among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander veterans: Population-based estimates. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jun 01; 402:121266.

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Brenner LA, Tung M, Forster JE, Kinney AR, Smith AA, Adams RS, Caban JJ, Wal I. Newly Identified Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Military Service Members Following Traumatic Brain Injury, by Sex. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 40(6):E482-E490.

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West CP, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky CA, Trockel M, Tutty M, Satele D, Carlasare LE, Shanafelt TD. Social Isolation and Burnout, Professional Fulfillment, and Suicidal Ideation Among US Physicians. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Dec; 100(12):2115-2127.

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Meerwijk EL, Shotqara AS, Finlay AK, Reeves RM, Tamang SR, Ilgen MA, Harris AHS. Computing 3-Step Theory of Suicide Factor Scores From Veterans Health Administration Clinical Progress Notes. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Feb; 55(1):e70004.

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Chitavi SO, Williams SC, Patrianakos J, Schmaltz SP, Boudreaux ED, Ahmedani BK, Roaten K, Comtois KAK, Akkas F, Brown GK. Evaluating the Prevalence of Suicide Risk Screening Practices in Accredited Hospitals. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 May; 51(5):342-349.

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Yuan Y, Barooah A, Lapane KL, Mack D, Rothschild AJ, Ulbricht CM. Health Profile Transitions and the Association With Cognitive Impairment in Older Nursing Home Residents With Suicidal Ideation. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 10; 39(10):e70003.

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Ayer L, Horowitz LM, Colpe L, Lowry NJ, Ryan PC, Boudreux E, Little V, Erban S, Ramirez-Estrada S, Schoenbaum M. [Clinical Pathway for Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Primary Care Settings:Special Recommendations]. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2024 09; 26(3):153-169.

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Robbins R, Weaver MD, Quan SF, Logan RW, Czeisler CA, DiClemente RJ. Exploring sleep difficulties, alcohol, illicit drugs, and suicidal ideation among adolescents with a history of depression. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Oct; 340:116116.

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Zulu JM, Budhwani H, Wang B, Menon A, Kim D, Zulu M, Nyamaruze P, Govender K, Armstrong R. Living a private lie: intersectional stigma, depression and suicidal thoughts for selected young key populations living with HIV in Zambia. BMC Public Health. 2024 07 19; 24(1):1937.

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Kelly LM, Alessi SM, Rash CJ, Zajac K. Predictors of Suicidal Ideation and Continued Substance Use Problems Among Patients Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment Who Have Co-Occurring Cocaine Use Disorder. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(5):752-762.

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