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A Study of the Use and Interpretation of Standardized Suicide Risk Assessment: Measures within a Psychiatrically Hospitalized Correctional Population
Author(s) -
Horon Robert,
McManus Todd,
Schmollinger Justine,
Barr Tiffany,
Jimenez Megan
Publication year - 2013
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.2012.00124.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , clinical psychology , psychology , logistic regression , beck hopelessness scale , psychiatry , convergent validity , population , reliability (semiconductor) , suicide attempt , scale (ratio) , suicide prevention , poison control , psychometrics , medicine , beck depression inventory , medical emergency , environmental health , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , internal consistency , anxiety
The reliability, validity, and utility of the Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire ( ASIQ ), Beck Hopelessness Scale ( BHS ), Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation ( BSS ), and Reasons for Attempting Suicide Questionnaire ( RASQ ) with correctional mental health populations was evaluated. Evidence was found indicating good to excellent reliability for all measures. Each of the measures significantly differentiated multiple attempters from single attempters and nonattempters, providing evidence of convergent and divergent validity. Logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic analyses revealed strong associations between multiple attempts and the ASIQ , BSS , and RASQ , but not the BHS . Implications for suicide risk assessment processes in correctional settings are discussed.