ideation
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A 2009 study in the American Journal of Public Health found that among immigrants who came from Mexico to the U.S. as teenagers, just 2.3% reported suicidal ideation, compared with 8.9% of their American-born peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“This is a miraculous thing,” said retired MMA fighter Tait Fletcher, who credits the treatment with freeing him from suicidal ideation.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Some say it overstates the relationship between ideation and action.
From Slate • May 20, 2024
Takubo, a physician, cited more than a dozen peer-reviewed studies showing a decrease in rates of suicide ideation and attempts among youth with severe gender dysphoria who had access to medication therapy.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
The animal may develop a wonderful degree of intelligence, but it can never attain the powers of ideation and conscious reflection which belong to man.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
