Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents,9781591470083

Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781591470083
ISBN10: 1591470080
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-05-01
Publisher(s): AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Summary

Duke Univ., Durham, NC. Text provides up-to-date information on a wide range of instruments used to evaluate suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents. Discusses the conceptual, definitional, and psychometric issues important in evaluating and comparing various assessment instruments. For researchers and practitioners.

Author Biography

David B. Goldston is currently an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

List of Measuresp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Overviewp. 1
Introduction: Measuring Suicidal Behaviors and Riskp. 3
Conceptual and Definitional Issuesp. 13
Detection Instrumentsp. 21
Structured and Semistructured Psychiatric Diagnostic Interviewsp. 23
Interviews Specifically Focused on Suicidal Behaviors and Clinician-Rated Indicesp. 65
Self-Report Inventories and Behavior Checklistsp. 87
Survey Screening Items for Suicidal Behaviorsp. 123
Risk Assessment and Other Instrumentsp. 145
Assessing Risk of Suicidal Behaviors: Self-Report Questionnaires and Clinician Rating Scalesp. 147
Assessing Risk of Suicidal Behaviors: Multitiered Screening Assessmentsp. 205
Assessing Intent and Lethality of Suicidal Behaviorp. 221
Other Suicide-Related Instrumentsp. 241
Conclusionp. 251
Summary, Recommendations, and Future Directionsp. 253
Referencesp. 265
Appendixp. 291
Indexp. 299
About the Authorp. 303
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