TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Examining the characteristics and clinical features of in- and between-session suicide risk assessments among psychiatric outpatients
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Hom, Melanie A.
A1  - Stanley, Ian H.
A1  - Rogers, Megan L.
A1  - Sheffler, Julia L.
A1  - Nelson, Katherine R.
A1  - Joiner, Thomas E.
A1  - Schramm, Elisabeth
SP  - 806
EP  - 818
VL  - 74
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22555
ID  - ref1
ER  -