Citation

Breshears RE, Brenner LA, Harwood JE, Gutierrez PM. J. Pers. Assess. 2010; 92(4): 349-355.

Affiliation

VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Society for Personality Assessment, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00223891.2010.482011

PMID

20552509

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the Personality Assessment Inventory's (PAI; Morey, 1991, 2007) Suicide Potential Index (SPI) and Suicide Ideation scale (SUI) as predictors of suicidal behavior (SB) in military Veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI; N = 154). We analyzed electronic medical records were searched for SB in the 2 years post-PAI administration and data via logistic regressions. We obtained statistical support for the SPI and SUI as predictors of SB. Analyses we performed using receiver operating characteristics suggested an optimal SPI cutoff of >/=15 for this sample. Findings suggest that SPI and SUI scores may assist in assessing suicide risk in those with TBI, particularly when population-based cutoffs are considered.

Language: en