Resource Tag: QUESTIONNAIRES

Background and Aims: Our goal was to develop an online questionnaire to survey the prevalence of suicidal behavior. Methods: We developed a questionnaire with 51 variables and proceeded with validations. Validations were performed using face validity, content validity, and construct validity. Reliability was performed by test−rest. Results: The face validity was 1.0 and the content […]

Background and Aims Our goal was to develop an online questionnaire to survey the prevalence of suicidal behavior. Methods We developed a questionnaire with 51 variables and proceeded with validations. Validations were performed using face validity, content validity, and construct validity. Reliability was performed by test−rest. Results The face validity was 1.0 and the content […]

Introduction: the rate of death by suicide has increased in Mexico, representing a significant public health problem. To prevent and treat this phenomenon, it is crucial to identify reliable suicide risk  factors among Mexicans. The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide has demonstrated empirical support for the role of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and acquired capability in […]

Two studies are reported that extend the evidence base for use of the Personal Stigma of Suicide Questionnaire (PSSQ). In the first study (N = 117), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the WHO-5 measure of well-being, as well as measures of suicidality were examined in relation to the PSSQ. A self-selected sub-sample (N = 30) completed […]

As use of standard depression questionnaires in clinical practice increases, clinicians will frequently encounter patients reporting thoughts of death or suicide. This study examined whether responses to the Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9) predict subsequent suicide attempt or suicide death. Contact us for a copy of this article, or view online at http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.201200587#

This study suggests that a higher level of maternal care influences beliefs that suicide is a rare phenomenon.The promotion of suicide prevention among medical students is needed.Suicide prevention could also be introduced with child rearing supports.

Background: Variation in the implementation of complex multilevel interventions can impact on their delivery and outcomes. Few suicide prevention interventions, especially multilevel interventions, have included evaluation of both the process of implementation as well as outcomes. Such evaluation is essential for the replication ofinterventions, for interpreting and understanding outcomes, and for improving implementation science. This […]

This study explored self-reports of five childhood maltreatment (CM) subtypes and their associations with current suicide risk in a sample of 500 homeless persons. Participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Individual, unique, and cumulative associations of CM subtypes and subtype combinations with suicide risk (no vs. low vs. moderate/high) were […]

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Contact us for a copy of this article, or view online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51525541_Let_me_Count_the_Ways_Fostering_Reasons_for_Living_Among_Low-Income_Suicidal_African_American_Women

Suicide is generally viewed as an unexpected cause of death. However, some suicides might be expected to a certain extent, which needs to be further studied. The relationships between expecting suicide, feeling understanding for the suicide, and later grief experiences were explored. In total, 142 bereaved participants completed the Grief Experience Questionnaire and additional measurements […]

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This report provides the results of a needs assessment conducted in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. 7 chapters discuss: data & methods; suicide in Taranaki; self-harm in Taranaki; suicide prevention in Taranaki; suicide prevention training & coordination; service mapping against the national suicide prevention action plan of 2008; & recommendations. Appendices provide the information […]

The authors have developed the concept of “subtle suicide”, risky behaviour where the individual does not care if he or she lives or dies. Based on psychotherapy sessions & case studies, the book also offers biographical sketches of well-known people who exhibited subtle suicide behaviour, including Marilyn Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith, Jim Morrison, & Evel […]

Data from 64 adolescent inpatients admitted for serious suicide ideation, 50 adolescent inpatients admitted following a suicide attempt, & 56 randomly selected high school controls were used to evaluate the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire & the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale – Second Edition. The hypothesis that a combination of mean scores on the two measures & […]

The purpose of this study was to determine which items & scales on the College Adjustment Scales were sensitive to therapeutic change for college students, thus assessing the validity of the test as an outcome measure & providing data for the development of future college counselling specific outcome questionnaires. 9 of 12 items addressing suicide […]

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The primary purpose of this survey was to gather baseline data in several areas. Community agencies in southwest Alberta were surveyed. With regard to protocol development, questions asked included: did the protocols increase community coordination for more effective referral of clients; did protocols identify gaps in services & help to determine which agency could best […]

This article presents a method for physicians to assess & manage suicide risk. The severity of suicide ideation is associated with suicide risk. In this model, its assessment proceeds sequentially from passive to active suicide ideation, to a specific detailed plan, including intention to harm oneself, reasons for living, & impulse control. Primary care patients […]

In samples of 460 Kuwaiti & 273 American college students, the Reynolds Suicide Ideation Questionnaire proved to have good internal consistency & concurrent validity with measures of anxiety, optimism, pessimism, death obsession, obsession-compulsion, & ego-grasping. The questionnaire was factorially complex in both samples, but the 8 critical items showed a similar two-factor pattern in both […]

An office in Saitama Prefecture, Japan had been provided with a mental health support program. An initial questionnaire survey was conducted in December 1999. 216 people responded; most had stressful schedules & demanding jobs. Their subjective well-being was generally poorer relative to the reference. The mean score of knowledge about depression & suicide was 10.5 […]

A prospective study of successive admissions to the Regional Poisons Unit, South Glamorgan, Wales following deliberate self-poisoning, identified 211 overdoses, by 184 individuals (27 cases being repeat attempts). Unexpectedly, when compared to rates in the general population, tinnitus was underrepresented in this population by a factor greater than 4. Only 3 individuals reported having tinnitus. […]