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Dimensions of Suicidality: Analyzing the Domains of the SIS-MAP Suicide Risk Assessment Instrument and the Development of a Brief Screener
Archives of Suicide Research, (2013)
  • Megan Johnston
  • Charles Nelson
  • Amresh Shrivastava
Abstract

This study aimed at validating the domains of suicidality assessed by the Scale for Impact of Suicidality—Management, Assessment and Planning of Care (SISMAP) and creating a brief screener based on the full scale. A total of 50 individuals with suicidal ideation were given the SIS-MAP interview. Support was found for these domains of suicide risk; in particular, the subscales of ideation and protective factors for suicide risk were highly reliable. For each domain of suicidality, items most predictive of total risk index scores were selected to create a brief screener aimed at expediting the assessment process. The screener was reliable, predicted overall suicide risk index scores, and approached significance in predicting subsequent suicide attempts.

Publication Date
Summer July, 2013
Citation Information
Megan Johnston, Charles Nelson and Amresh Shrivastava. "Dimensions of Suicidality: Analyzing the Domains of the SIS-MAP Suicide Risk Assessment Instrument and the Development of a Brief Screener" Archives of Suicide Research, Vol. 17 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amreshsrivastava/107/