TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Clinical usefulness of the Geriatric Depression Scale to identify the elderly at risk of suicide
JO  - Psychiatry investigation
A1  - Jeong, Hyunsuk
A1  - Nam, Beomwoo
A1  - Jo, Sun-Jin
A1  - Lee, Won-Chul
A1  - Yim, Hyeon Woo
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Population-based suicidal screening can be an important intervention method to reduce suicidal attempt rate in community. However, directly asking about suicidal behavior may be burdensome to non-mental health workers. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15) in identifying the elderly at risk of suicide in community. <br><br>METHODS: Nine hundred forty-eight over 60 years of age participated in this study. All participants completed the GDS-15. A trained interviewer interviewed each participant for suicidality including suicidal ideation, plan, and prior attempt using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. <br><br>RESULTS: When the cut-off score of 10 in the GDS-15 was applied to identify the elderly at risk of suicide, the proportion of directly asking about suicidal behavior by non-mental health workers was reduced by 33.1%; however, 19.5% at risk of suicide were missed. When the cut-off was changed to 6, 100% at risk of suicide were covered by the GDS-15. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Screening for suicidality using GDS-15 is a promising way to reduce the proportion of directly asking about suicidal behavior by non-mental health workers among the high-risk suicidal elderly in a community setting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-3684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2019.0299
ID  - ref1
ER  -