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

To wit, the ideation behind the “Cosmic Selector” — a mysterious, maybe metaphysical jukebox where the punch of a button might bring about alternative life trajectories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

Researchers at Kaiser Permanente talked to some of them and they “were either not experiencing suicidal ideation at the time of screening or feared the outcome of disclosure, including stigma, overreaction, and loss of autonomy.”

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

In the beetle, however, conscious determination is merged into intelligent ideation, for its actions in the premises are self-elective and selective.

From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by Weir, James