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Hopelessness

MedGen UID:
101777
•Concept ID:
C0150041
•
Mental Process
Synonyms: Feeling hopeless; Feeling of Hopelessness; Feeling of hopelessness; Hopeless
SNOMED CT: Hopelessness (307077003); Feeling of hopelessness (307077003); Feeling hopeless (307077003)
 
HPO: HP:5200271

Definition

Excessive feelings of despair; an intense state of despair; an overwhelming lack of hope. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHopelessness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Implications of Countertransference in the Treatment of Addictions.
Alfonso CA
Psychodyn Psychiatry 2023 Jun;51(2):133-140. doi: 10.1521/pdps.2023.51.2.133. PMID: 37260240
Age Progression in the Treatment of Suicidal Patients.
Torem MS
Am J Clin Hypn 2022 Jul;65(1):30-44. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1080/00029157.2022.2061900. PMID: 35595153
Treatments for the Prevention and Management of Suicide: A Systematic Review.
D'Anci KE, Uhl S, Giradi G, Martin C
Ann Intern Med 2019 Sep 3;171(5):334-342. Epub 2019 Aug 27 doi: 10.7326/M19-0869. PMID: 31450239

Recent systematic reviews

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Interventions for self-harm in children and adolescents.
Witt KG, Hetrick SE, Rajaram G, Hazell P, Taylor Salisbury TL, Townsend E, Hawton K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Mar 7;3(3):CD013667. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013667.pub2. PMID: 33677832Free PMC Article
Treatments for the Prevention and Management of Suicide: A Systematic Review.
D'Anci KE, Uhl S, Giradi G, Martin C
Ann Intern Med 2019 Sep 3;171(5):334-342. Epub 2019 Aug 27 doi: 10.7326/M19-0869. PMID: 31450239
Social relationships, mental health and wellbeing in physical disability: a systematic review.
Tough H, Siegrist J, Fekete C
BMC Public Health 2017 May 8;17(1):414. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4308-6. PMID: 28482878Free PMC Article
Risk factors for suicide in individuals with depression: a systematic review.
Hawton K, Casañas I Comabella C, Haw C, Saunders K
J Affect Disord 2013 May;147(1-3):17-28. Epub 2013 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.01.004. PMID: 23411024

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