@article{ref1,
title="The Suicidal Intrusions Attributes Scale (SINAS): a new tool measuring suicidal intrusions",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2023",
author="van Bentum, Jaël S. and Kerkhof, Ad J. F. M. and Huibers, Marcus J. H. and Holmes, Emily A. and de Geus, Stephan and Sijbrandij, Marit",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e1158340-e1158340",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Suicidal intrusions are uncontrollable, intrusive mental images (e. g., visualizing a future suicidal act). They may also be called suicidal &quot;flash-forwards.&quot; Despite the importance of integrating the assessment of suicidal intrusions into a clinical routine assessment, quick self-report screening instruments are lacking. This study describes the development of a new instrument-Suicidal Intrusions Attributes Scale (SINAS)-to assess the severity and characteristics of suicidal intrusions and examines its psychometric properties. <br><br>METHOD: The sample included currently suicidal outpatients with elevated levels of depression recruited across mental health institutions in the Netherlands (N = 168). Instruments administered were 10-item SINAS, the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), the Prospective Imagery Task (PIT), four-item Suicidal Cognitions Interview (SCI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). <br><br>RESULTS: An exploratory factor analysis identified a one-factor structure. The resulting SINAS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.91) and convergent validity, as expected. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Overall, this study demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity of the measure in a depressed clinical population with suicidal ideation. The SINAS may be a useful screening tool for suicidal intrusions in both research and clinical settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1158340",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1158340"
}