@article{ref1,
title="Misclassification of self-directed violence",
journal="Crisis",
year="2023",
author="Teismann, Tobias and Eimen, Jannik Julian and Cwik, Jan Christopher",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Classification of acts of self-directed violence has been shown to be inadequate in past research. Furthermore, level of expertise have been shown to be unrelated to classification correctness. <br><br>AIM: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether participants provided with a definition are more reliable in their judgment than participants without a definition. <br><br>METHOD: Two hundred sixty-one participants (psychology students, psychotherapists-in-training) were presented with case vignettes describing different acts of self-directed violence and were asked to make a classification. On the basis of randomized allocation, half of the participants received a definition of the different acts of self-directed violence, whereas the others did not. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 24.9% of the cases were misclassified. The presentation of a definition was not accompanied by a higher classification accuracy. Limitations: There may be issues about the validity of the case vignettes. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the importance of more methodological training of psychologists regarding suicidal issues.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000897",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000897"
}