American Association of Suicidology Presidential Address: Suicide Assessment in the 1990s

This presidential address from the 1990 American Association of Suicidology Conference outlines how suicide assessment can be improved. The author outlines established assessment instruments, such as the focused interview, & the Suicide Screening Check List. He also discusses new avenues in assessment research, for example, more specific tests for immediate & long-term risk, as well as for women, adolescents & children. (VM)