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Suicide Attempt Risk in Youths: Utility of the Harkavy–Asnis Suicide Scale for Monitoring Risk Levels
Author(s) -
Asarnow Joan,
McArthur David,
Hughes Jennifer,
Barbery Veronica,
Berk Michele
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.2012.00122.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , suicide prevention , suicide attempt , poison control , emergency department , scale (ratio) , injury prevention , medicine , psychology , occupational safety and health , suicide risk , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , cartography , pathology , geography
The H arkavy– A snis S uicide S cale ( HASS ), one of the few self‐report scales assessing suicidal behavior was evaluated and ideation, was evaluated and predictors of suicide attempts ( SA s) were identified with the goal of developing a model that clinicians can use for monitoring SA risk. Participants were 131 pediatric emergency department ( ED ) patients with suicidal behavior. The HASS and D iagnostic I nterview S chedule for C hildren ( DISC ‐ IV ) were administered approximately 2 months after ED presentation. When compared with DISC ‐ IV ratings, sensitivity of the HASS SA items was excellent (100%), and overall classification accuracy was 72%. SA planning was the strongest predictor of SA s.