@article{ref1,
title="Translation and validation of the "Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview" in a Spanish population with suicidal behaviour",
journal="Revista de psiquiatrí́a y salud mental",
year="2013",
author="Garcia-Nieto, Rebeca and Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario and Paz Yepes, Manuel and Baca-Garcia, Enrique",
volume="6",
number="3",
pages="101-108",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Most of the assesment tools used in our country examine a limited range of suicidal behaviours. In contrast, the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (SITBI), developed in the US, assesses a wider range of these behaviours: suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, suicidal gestures, and self-harming behaviours. Given this lack, we think it is necessary to validate the Escala de Pensamientos y Conductas Autolesivas (EPCA), Spanish translation of the SITBI, in the Spanish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The EPCA interview was administered to 150 inpatients in the Psychiatry Unit- Fundación Jiménez Díaz in order to examine its psychometric properties in a Spanish sample. To assess its test-retest reliability, the EPCA was again administered to those patients who were readmitted to hospital at least six months after the first assessment (n=50). To examine its construct validity, some of the most used assessment tools in this research field were also administered. RESULTADOS: Inter-rater agreement ranged from k=.90 to k=1. Test-retest reliability was good in the case of suicidal ideation, suicide plans and suicide attempts; however, it was lower in the case of self-harming behaviours and suicidal gestures. Our results also support the construct validity of the scale. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings back the reliability (both inter-rater and test-retest) and construct validity of the EPCA in the Spanish population.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="1888-9891",
doi="10.1016/j.rpsm.2012.07.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsm.2012.07.001"
}