TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Development of a clinical instrument to estimate suicide risk
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Motto, J. A.
A1  - Heilbron, D. C.
A1  - Juster, R. P.
SP  - 680
EP  - 686
VL  - 142
IS  - 6
N2  - This report details the development of an empirical suicide risk scale for adults hospitalized due to a depressive or suicidal state. The authors studied 2,753 such subjects prospectively regarding 101 psychosocial variables. In a 2-year follow-up, 136 (4.94%) of the subjects had committed suicide. Rigorous statistical analysis, including a validation procedure, identified 15 variables as significant predictors of suicidal outcome. These were translated into a paper-and-pencil scale that gives an estimated risk of suicide within 2 years. Such an instrument can provide a valuable supplement to clinical judgment and a quantitative expression of suicide risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -