The Criterion Validity of Omitted Client Information as an Indicator of Suicide Risk: a Partial Replication

A seconday analysis of 153 sets of responses to measures from a previous study was conducted to test 3 hyptheses between suicidal potential & failure to report income on a demographic questionnaire. The results partially replicated those from an earlier study by W Nugent & M Williams-Hayes & provided further evidence of a relationship between missing information on client intake forms & suicidal ideation. Implications for social work practitioners are discussed. (24 refs