Different executive function deficits are uniquely related to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: deficits in task-switching and response inhibition are specifically related to suicidal ideation, whereas deficits in working memory and attentional control are specific to suicide attempts.
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Although executive functioning deficits have been implicated in self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, the strength of their associations remain unclear. Few mechanisms reliably differentiating…