Is it valid to measure suicidal ideation by depression rating scales?

Martin Desseilles; Nader Perroud; Sébastien Guillaume; Isabelle Jaussent; Catherine Genty; Alain Malafosse; Philippe Courtet

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.013

Is it valid to measure suicidal ideation by depression rating scales?

Martin Desseilles, Nader Perroud, Sébastien Guillaume, Isabelle Jaussent, Catherine Genty, Alain Malafosse, Philippe Courtet

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Abstract

To date, most researchers rely on suicidal items of scales primarily designed to measure depression severity to capture suicidal ideation (SI). This study aims at investigating how well the suicide item of the clinician rated Hamilton Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and principal factors derived from this scale correlate with SI scores derived from a well validated measure of SI: the Beck's scale for SI (SSI).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	398-404
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of affective disorders
Volume	136
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.013
Publication status	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide, Attempted
Young Adult

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