@article{ref1,
title="Examining the characteristics and clinical features of in- and between-session suicide risk assessments among psychiatric outpatients",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2018",
author="Hom, Melanie A. and Stanley, Ian H. and Rogers, Megan L. and Sheffler, Julia L. and Nelson, Katherine R. and Joiner, Thomas E. and Schramm, Elisabeth",
volume="74",
number="6",
pages="806-818",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the characteristics of suicide risk assessments completed using the Decision Tree framework both in and between psychotherapy sessions, clinical features of patients for whom between-session assessments are indicated, and data collected across assessments. <br><br>METHOD: Data were collected from 1,358 suicide risk assessments conducted with psychiatric outpatients (N = 41) at elevated suicide risk engaged in care at a psychology training clinic. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants completed an average of 4.75 (standard deviation = 4.95) suicide risk assessments (2.81 ± 4.43 between-session assessments) per each month in treatment. Assessment frequency and patient ratings of suicidal desire and intent were each significantly associated with therapist risk level categorizations. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Decision Tree framework's in- and between-session assessments have the potential to be implemented in a routinized format among psychiatric outpatients at elevated suicide risk. Additional research is needed to establish the feasibility and clinical utility of this framework across samples and providers.<br><br>© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.22555",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22555"
}