Call for Proposals-Behavior Therapy Special Issue: Interoception and Suicidality
(Deadline for Abstract/Proposal Submissions is March 1, 2020)
Behavior Therapy
Guest Editors: Thomas Joiner, Mary Duffy, April Smith
Empirically informed theories of suicide highlight the importance of identifying factors that lead from suicide ideation to suicidal behavior. Interoceptive deficits may be one such differentiating factor. Interoceptive deficits refer to a disconnection from the internal sensations of the body which can cause difficulty in truly understanding and knowing one's own body. Specifically, interoceptive deficits may lead to such disconnection from the self that the body comes to be seen as "other" and potentially even "non-human." A burgeoning body of research supports these theoretical links and also highlights the need for methodologically rigorous studies that employ careful measurement of these constructs. Thus, this special issue is devoted to articles that advance the understanding of the relationship between interoception and suicidality. A more nuanced understanding of the relationship between interoceptive deficits and suicidality is critical for improving suicide prevention and treatment efforts. We are especially interested in empirical or theoretical papers that address (but are not limited to) the following:
- Multimethod assessment of interoception and suicidality
- Integration of computational models to the study of interoception and suicidality
- Longitudinal studies employing psychometrically sound measures of interoception and suicidality
- Examination of the relationship in at-risk populations, like the military, LGBTQ+ populations, adolescents, older adults, racial and ethnic minority groups
- Tests of the relationship within psychiatric populations and/or individuals who have recently attempted suicide
- New theoretical models of interoception and suicidality
- Experimental manipulation of interoception and how this affects suicide risk factors
- Clinical applications seeking to reduce suicide risk by altering interoceptive functioning
- Evaluation of relationships between interoception-related constructs, like body distrust and body disgust, and suicidality
Abstract/Proposal Deadline: March 1, 2020
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2020
Send submissions for this special issue to the guest editors: April Smith (aprilsmith@miamioh.edu) and Mary Duffy (duffy@psy.fsu.edu)
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April Smith
Miami University
Oxford OH
(513) 529-3751
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