PATHOS: A Screening Instrument for Adolescent Overdose: A Research Note

Autor: Stephen Kingsbury
Rok vydání: 1996
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 37:609-611
ISSN: 1469-7610
0021-9630
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01447.x
Popis: This author, in a previous study, devised post-hoc a five-question screening instrument, PATHOS, that identified a high-risk group within adolescent overdose. This study examines the concurrent validity of PATHOS, with measures of depression, hopelessness, premeditation and suicidal intent in adolescents presenting with an overdose. Strong correlations were found with the above features as well as problem duration and previous overdose history. The PATHOS was able also to identify a high-risk group with a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 57% and all misclassifications were false positive. It is suggested that this could be used as an aid for non-psychiatric assessors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE