Psychological Pain and Suicidal Behavior: Clinical Implications
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue seeks to explore the complex relationship between psychological pain and suicidal behavior, aiming to deepen our understanding of its clinical implications. Psychological pain intensity, psychological pain tolerance, and social pain are central variables in suicide and also transdiagnostic variables in some mental health problems. In this sense, in this Special Issue, we are also interested in other disorders close to suicide that interplay with psychological pain, such as mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, borderline personality disorders, schizophrenia, and non-suicidal self-injury in all kinds of populations. We welcome original research articles and reviews addressing, but not limited to, suicide prevention strategies, pharmacological impacts on psychological pain and/or suicidal behavior outcomes, and psychotherapeutic interventions and their efficacy in psychological pain and/or suicide. We also are very welcome to articles that investigate the interplay of psychological pain with other variables such as impulsivity, executive function, memory bias, social cognition, interoception, physical pain, and stress in suicide risk assessment. Moreover, we are also interested in papers validating instruments evaluating psychological pain intensity or psychological pain tolerance.
Therefore, the issue seeks to advance clinical understanding and provide evidence-based approaches for assessment and intervention. Submissions should focus on innovative therapeutic approaches, intervention strategies, and evidence-based practices that can improve clinical outcomes for individuals.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Adrián Alacreu-Crespo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- suicidal behavior
- psychological pain
- pain tolerance
- therapeutic interventions
- clinical outcomes
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