@article{ref1,
title="Does the Suicide Assessment Scale predict risk of repetition? A prospective study of suicide attempters at a hospital emergency department",
journal="European psychiatry",
year="2010",
author="Waern, Margda and Sjöström, Nils and Marlow, T. and Hetta, Jerker",
volume="25",
number="7",
pages="421-426",
abstract="PURPOSE: To determine whether the modified version of the Suicide Assessment Scale (SUAS) can be utilised to predict risk of repeat suicidal behaviour. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Hundred and sixty-five patients aged 18 to 68 years who were admitted to emergency wards after a suicide attempt were interviewed. Follow-up interviews (n=96) were carried out after 2 months. Associations between SUAS scores and repeat attempt (fatal/non-fatal) during the following 3 years were analysed and the instrument's ability to predict repetition was assessed. RESULTS: High SUAS score (>30) was associated with repetition. The ability of the SUAS to correctly predict repeat suicidal behaviour in the entire study group was low (AUC=0.65, 95% CI=0.56-0.74) but better for those (n=42) who reported ongoing psychiatric treatment at follow-up (AUC=0.78, 95% CI 0.63-0.94). Among the latter group, all with baseline SUAS scores >30 made repeats. CONCLUSION: The modified SUAS performed well as a screening instrument in psychiatric patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0924-9338",
doi="10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.03.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.03.014"
}