@article{ref1,
title="The association between the Kessler 10 and suicidality: a cross-sectional analysis",
journal="Comprehensive psychiatry",
year="2012",
author="Conrad, Amy K. and Jobes, David A. and Lineberry, Timothy W. and Beebe, Timothy J. and O'Connor, Stephen S.",
volume="53",
number="1",
pages="48-53",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to test the psychometric properties of the Kessler 10 (K10) in a clinical setting and to investigate the utility of the K10 as a means for identifying suicidality. METHODS: One hundred forty-nine inpatients at an inpatient psychiatric hospital completed a battery of assessments during their inpatient hospital stay. Factor analysis provided information suggesting multiple factor loadings present within the K10. A series of t tests examined differences of group means between suicidal participants and a control group, whereas multiple regression models examined the correlation between the K10 and several suicide-specific assessments. MAIN RESULTS: The K10 seems to be composed of 2 primary factors (depression and anxiety) and differentiated suicidal and nonsuicidal inpatients and was associated with several measures related to suicidality. CONCLUSIONS: The observed results indicate that the K10 may be an effective screener to measure occult suicidality in a clinical setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-440X",
doi="10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.02.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.02.006"
}