Assessment of depression and suicidal actions: agreement between suicide attempters and informant reports
| Autor: | James C. Overholser, Timothy M. DeJong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Friends Suicide Attempted Suicide prevention Life Change Events Interview Psychological medicine Humans Family Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder Major Suicide attempt Depression Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social environment Mental health Psychological evaluation Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Suicide Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Psychology Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Suicidelife-threatening behavior. 39(1) |
| ISSN: | 0363-0234 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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