Examining the characteristics and clinical features of in- and between-session suicide risk assessments among psychiatric outpatients
| Autor: | Thomas E. Joiner, Melanie A. Hom, Megan L. Rogers, Ian H. Stanley, Elisabeth Schramm, Julia L. Sheffler, Katherine R. Nelson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Decision tree Risk Assessment Session (web analytics) 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Outpatients medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychiatry Suicide Risk Child Risk level Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Middle Aged Additional research 030227 psychiatry Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology Suicide Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical psychology. 74(6) |
| ISSN: | 1097-4679 |
| Popis: | Objective To evaluate the characteristics of suicide risk assessments completed using the Decision Tree framework both in and between psychotherapy sessions, clinical features of patients for whom between-session assessments are indicated, and data collected across assessments. Method Data were collected from 1,358 suicide risk assessments conducted with psychiatric outpatients (N = 41) at elevated suicide risk engaged in care at a psychology training clinic. Results Participants completed an average of 4.75 (standard deviation = 4.95) suicide risk assessments (2.81 ± 4.43 between-session assessments) per each month in treatment. Assessment frequency and patient ratings of suicidal desire and intent were each significantly associated with therapist risk level categorizations. Conclusion The Decision Tree framework's in- and between-session assessments have the potential to be implemented in a routinized format among psychiatric outpatients at elevated suicide risk. Additional research is needed to establish the feasibility and clinical utility of this framework across samples and providers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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