Psychological model explaining
suicidal ideation and behaviour
The Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) Model7
seeks to integrate the various psychological,
biological and social factors associated with suicidal
behaviour into a model which explains and predicts
the development of suicidal thoughts and when
these will progress to action. The model has three
phases, and postulates that the presence of
particular psychological, biological and social factors
increases the likelihood of moving through the
phases: