Abstract

Psychometric Characteristics of the Scale for Suicide Ideation With Psychiatric Outpatients

Beck A T~~Brown G K~~Steer R A

Year: 1997 Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy, v.35, no.11, (November 1997), p.1039-1046 SIEC No: 19980900

The psychometric properties of the Scale for Suicide Ideation-Current & the Scale for Suicide Ideation-Worst were explored. For a sample of 4063 outpatients, both scales were positively correlated with a diagnosis of a principal mood disorder, a diagnosis of a personality disorder, & measures of depression & hopelessness. The two scales were moderately correelated with each other. Iterated maximum-likelihood principal-factor analysis identified comparable Preparation & Motivations dimensions.