TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Psychometric properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form among U.S. active duty military service members and veterans JO - Assessment A1 - Stanley, Ian H. A1 - Marx, Brian P. A1 - Fina, Brooke A. A1 - Young-McCaughan, Stacey A1 - Tyler, Hannah C. A1 - Sloan, Denise M. A1 - Blankenship, Abby E. A1 - Dondanville, Katherine A. A1 - Walker, James L. A1 - Boffa, Joseph W. A1 - Bryan, Craig J. A1 - Brown, Lily A. A1 - Straud, Casey L. A1 - Mintz, Jim A1 - Abdallah, Chadi G. A1 - Back, Sudie E. A1 - Blount, Tabatha H. A1 - Debeer, Bryann B. A1 - Flanagan, Julianne A1 - Foa, Edna B. A1 - Fox, Peter T. A1 - Fredman, Steffany J. A1 - Krystal, John A1 - McDevitt-Murphy, Meghan E. A1 - McGeary, Donald D. A1 - Pruiksma, Kristi E. A1 - Resick, Patricia A. A1 - Roache, John D. A1 - Shiroma, Paulo A1 - Taylor, Daniel J. A1 - Wachen, Jennifer Schuster A1 - Kaplan, Alexander M. A1 - López-Roca, Argelio L. A1 - Nicholson, Karin L. A1 - Schobitz, Richard P. A1 - Schrader, Christian C. A1 - Sharrieff, Allah-Fard M. A1 - Yarvis, Jeffrey S. A1 - Litz, Brett T. A1 - Keane, Terence M. A1 - Peterson, Alan L. SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - We assessed the interrater reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form (SITBI-SF) in a sample of 1,944 active duty service members and veterans seeking services for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions. The SITBI-SF demonstrated high interrater reliability and good convergent and discriminant validity. The measurement properties of the SITBI-SF were comparable across service members and veterans. Approximately 8% of participants who denied a history of suicidal ideation on the SITBI-SF reported suicidal ideation on a separate self-report questionnaire (i.e., discordant responders). Discordant responders reported significantly higher levels of PTSD symptoms than those who denied suicidal ideation on both response formats.

FINDINGS suggest that the SITBI-SF is a reliable and valid interview-based measure of suicide-related thoughts and behaviors for use with military service members and veterans. Suicide risk assessment might be optimized if the SITBI-SF interview is combined with a self-report measure of related constructs.

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LA - en SN - 1073-1911 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911221143979 ID - ref1 ER -