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Assessing Suicidal and NonSuicidal Self‐Injury via In‐Depth Interview or Self‐Report: Balancing Assessment Effort and Results
Author(s) -
Lungu Anita,
Wilks Chelsey R.,
Coyle Trevor N.,
Linehan Marsha M.
Publication year - 2019
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/sltb.12526
Subject(s) - gold standard (test) , suicide prevention , psychology , poison control , clinical psychology , injury prevention , self assessment , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , self report study , measure (data warehouse) , psychiatry , applied psychology , medicine , medical emergency , social psychology , computer science , data mining , pathology
Objective Both suicide and nonsuicidal self‐injury ( NSSI ) represent major public health concerns, and effective assessment, management, and treatment requires assessment tools that can simultaneously be quick and accurate. This study compared the validity of a self‐report measure of suicide attempts and NSSI acts with a gold standard in depth interview. Method Ninety women answered questions about their suicidal behavior history using both a self‐report assessment and in‐depth interview. Results The plurality of patients over estimated their suicidal acts using the self‐report measure when compared to the gold standard interview. Conclusion Self‐report assessments may not be an accurate method of retrieving information about suicide.