IDEATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ideation mean? 

• IDEATION (noun)
  The noun IDEATION has 1 sense:

1. the process of forming and relating ideas

  Familiarity information: IDEATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IDEATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of forming and relating ideas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ideation" is a kind of...):

cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)

Derivation:

ideate (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

ideational (being of the nature of a notion or concept)

 Context examples 

They found that individuals with higher number of genetic variants associated with autism are more likely to report childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal ideation.

(Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment, University of Cambridge)

The first three sections pertain to the patient's suicidal ideations and behaviors while the fourth section assess any actual suicide attempts.

(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 23 items across 4 domains; suicidal ideation, intensity of ideation, suicidal behavior and actual attempts.

(Columbia-Suicidality Severity Rating Scale Baseline/Screening Version Phase 1 Study 1/14/09 Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 24 items across 4 domains; suicidal ideation, intensity of ideation, suicidal behavior and actual attempts.

(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Already Enrolled Subjects Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 20 items across 4 domains; suicidal ideation, intensity of ideation, suicidal behavior and actual attempts.

(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Children's Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 20 items across 4 domains; suicidal ideation (lifetime and past 6 months), intensity of ideation (lifetime and past 6 months), suicidal behavior and actual attempts.

(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Children's Baseline/Screening Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

The questionnaire contains 19 items across 4 domains; suicidal ideation, intensity of ideation, suicidal behavior and actual attempts.

(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Children's Since Last Visit Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Most deaths due to unintentional injury were found to be due to overdose — 72% in the self-harm group and 61% in the ideation group — underscoring the overlap between suicide and overdose risk.

(Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide, National Institutes of Health)

For patients who presented with suicidal ideation, a comorbid diagnosis of depression was found to be associated with increased suicide risk.

(Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide, National Institutes of Health)

A standardized rating scale developed by Posner et al (version 6/23/10), which is used to determine the presence of suicidal ideation or behavior.

(Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Children's Baseline Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)