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Citation

Hendin H, Al Jurdi RK, Houck PR, Hughes S, Turner JB. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2010; 198(3): 220-225.

Affiliation

Suicide Prevention International, New York, NY; Department of Psychiatry, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Department of Psychiatry, Michael De Bakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; section signDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Neurology, Michael De Bakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and Division of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181d13d14

PMID

20216000

Abstract

We examined the utility of the Affective States Questionnaire (ASQ) in predicting acute risk for suicidal behavior. Subjects at a VHA Medical Center were interviewed using the ASQ and again 3 months later when their suicidal behaviors over that period were examined. The ASQ had a sensitivity of 60% for predicting suicidal behavior over the follow-up period, and specificity of 74%. The false positive rate was relatively low for a sample not highly selected for suicide risk and utilizing a short period of 3 months for suicidal behavior. Subgroups combining the ASQ with disability level or a diagnosis of substance abuse greatly reduced the percentage of false positives. The ASQ is able to improve significantly our ability to predict acute risk of suicidal behavior in clinical psychiatric populations.


Language: en

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