Examining the predictive utility of suicidal ideation characteristics in relation to real-time monitoring of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts at follow-up.

Given links between the perceived controllability of suicidal ideation and (1) momentary variability of suicidal ideation and (2) suicide attempts over the subsequent 3 weeks, perceived controllability of suicidal thinking may be a useful marker of short-term risk that may be malleable to clinical intervention.