Assessment of Depression and Suicidal Actions: Agreement between Suicide Attempters and Informant Reports

Autor/inn/en	DeJong, Timothy M.; Overholser, James C.
Titel	Assessment of Depression and Suicidal Actions: Agreement between Suicide Attempters and Informant Reports
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39 (2009) 1, S.38-46 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1521/suli.2009.39.1.38
Schlagwörter	Suicide; Depression (Psychology); Patients; Adults; Comparative Analysis; Anxiety; Experience; Reliability; Information Sources + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmord; Patient; Angst; Erfahrung; Reliabilität; Information source; Informationsquelle
Abstract	Knowledgeable informants may be able to provide useful information about depressive symptoms and suicidal actions when a suicidal patient is uncooperative with a clinical interview or not available for a psychiatric evaluation. The present study was designed to examine information gathered from psychiatric inpatients who had attempted suicide as compared to similar information obtained from a close friend or family member. From a larger sample of adult psychiatric inpatients diagnosed with major depression, 25 suicide attempters were assessed and their reports were compared to similar information solicited from a close friend or family member. The assessment focused on depressive symptoms from the SCID and the presence of various suicidal actions. Moderate to high agreement was found on all measures. Psychiatric patients and their informants tended to agree on the presence of depressive symptoms, the presence of recent stressful life events, and specific actions taken during the suicidal crisis, suggesting that informants may be capable of providing useful information about the patient. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10