Publications

Selected Publications

Below is a selected list of publications from the ASSIST Lab representing our body of work.

Note: @ = graduate student authors; + = authors equally contributed to manuscript

2024

Jacobucci, R., Ammerman, B.A., & Ram, N. (2024). A comparative case analysis of passively collected smartphone-based data in the days prior to psychiatric hospitalization for a suicidal crisis. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e55999. doi: 10.2196/55999.

Ammerman, B.A., O’Brien, C., Park, Y.P.@, & Jacobucci, R. (2024). Momentary Associations between Positive Coping and NSSI Risk among Individuals with Problematic Alcohol Use. Crisis, doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000971.

Ammerman, B.A., & Jacobucci, R. (2024). Proximal risk pathways of momentary alcohol urges and use: Differences based on suicide risk history. Current Psychology, 43, 24746-24753. doi: 10.1007/s12144-024-06147-6.

O’Loughlin, C.M.@, McClure, K.,@, Ammerman, B.A. (2024). Development and initial validation of the Self-Injury Stigma Scale. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 173, 48-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.027.

2023

McClure, K.@, Bell, K., Jacobucci, R., & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Measurement invariance and response consistency of single-item assessments of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Psychological Assessment, 35, 830-841. doi: 10.1037/pas0001268.

Ammerman, B.A., & Jacobucci, R. (2023). The impact of social connection on near-term suicidal ideation. Psychiatry Research, 326, 115338. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115338.

Park, Y.,@ & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). For better or worse?: The role of cognitive flexibility in the association between nonsuicidal self-injury and suicide attempt. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 158, 157-164. doi: 10.1016/j.psychires.2022.12.040.

Bell, K., O’Loughlin, C.M.@, Piccirillo, M., & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Negative beliefs about suicide disclosure: Implications for U.S. Veterans. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 211, 866-869. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001701.

Jacobucci, R., McClure, K.@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Comparing the role of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness in prospectively predicting active suicidal ideation. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53, 198-206. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12933.

Jacobucci, R. & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Examining the dynamic relationship between alcohol use and nonsuicidal self-injury at the group and individual levels. Suicide and Life Threatening Behaviors. Advanced Online. doi: 10.1111/sltb.13010.

O’Loughlin, C.M.@, Park, Y.P.@, & Ammerman, B.A. (2023). Suicidal ideation, distress, and peer perceptions as predictors of substance use. Substance Use and Misuse, 58, 560-569. doi: 10826084.2023.2177964.

2022

Ammerman, B.A., Park, Y.@, & O’Loughlin, C.M.@ (2022). Disclosure of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: The impact of suicide event type. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Online Advanced Publication. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23357.

Ammerman, B.A., & Law, K.C. (2022). Examining the feasibility of daily assessments in capturing suicidal ideation. Journal of Affective Disorders, 299, 108-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.121.

Burke, T.A., Shao, S.@, Jacobucci, R. Kautz, M., Alloy, L., & Ammerman, B.A. (2022). Examining momentary associations between behavioral approach system indices and nonsuicidal self-injury urges. Journal of Affective Disorder, 296, 244-249. doi: 10.1016;j.jad.2021.09.029.

Ammerman, B.A., Piccirillo, M., O’Loughlin, C.M.@, Carter, S. P., Matarazzo, B., & May, A. (2022). The role of suicide stigma in self-disclosure among civilian and veteran populations. Psychiatry Research, 309, 114408. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114408.

2021

Dixon-Gordon, K.L., Waite, E.E., Ammerman, B.A., Haliczer, L.A., Boudreaux, E., Rathlev, N., & Cohen, A.L. (2021). Learning from gain and loss: Links to suicide risk. Journal of Psychiatric Research. Advanced Online Publication. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.016.

Ammerman, B.A., Sorgi, K.M., Fahlgren, M.K., Puhalla, A.A. & McCloskey, M.S. (2021). An experimental examination of interpersonal problem-solving in nonsuicidal self-injury: A pilot study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 144, 146-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.09.005.

Ammerman, B.A.+, Burke, T. A.+, Jacobucci, R., McClure, K.@, & Lui. R. T. (2021). A prospective examination of COVID-19-related social distancing practices on suicidal ideation. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51, 969-977. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12782.

Park, Y.@, McCloskey, M.S., Ammerman, B.A. (2021). Context-specific interpersonal problem-solving and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. Advanced Online Publication. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000811.

Ammerman, B.A., Burke, T. A., Jacobucci, R., & McClure, K.@ (2021). How we ask matters: The impact of question wording in single-item measurement of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Preventative Medicine, 152, 106472. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106472.

O’Loughlin, C. M.@, Gomer, B. @ & Ammerman, B.A. (2021). The social context of nonsuicidal self-injury: Links to severity, suicide risk, and social factors. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 77, 1004-1017. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23073.