Nonthreatening, Objective Psychometric Identification of Students at Risk for Depression and/or Suicidal Behavior (IN: College Student Suicide, ed. by L C Whitaker and R E Slimak)

This article discusses various rating scales, & their ability to identify students at risk for depression & suicide. The author outlines research on personality inventories, such as the California Psychological Inventory, & the Eysenck inventories. Jung’s psychological types (i.e. introverted, extroverted) are also described. The author concludes by describing some of the most prevalent risk factors, for example, introversion, & high anxiety. (VM)