Erhebung von Suizidgedanken bei Jugendlichen: Vergleich zweier Instrumente

Abstract

Summary Assessment of Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents: Comparison of two InstrumentsStandardized instruments are crucial for a valid assessment of suicidal behavior. In questionnaire assessments the wording of questions can influence the results. In this study we compared the congruence of the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire (SHBQ) and the Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory (OSI) as measures of prevalence of suicidal ideation in an adolescent sample (n = 665, mean age: 14.8, SD: 0.66). We found a life-time prevalence of 36.4 % in the SHBQ and a one-year-prevalence of 27.8 % in the OSI. There was good agreement between the two instruments in terms of the prevalence of suicidal ideation and the association with suicide attempts. The observed rates are comparable with other studies in adolescents; differences arise with varying study designs.Prax. Kinderpsychol. Kinderpsychiat. 61/2012, 4-15 Keywords suicidality -adolescents -prevalence -suicidal ideation -suicide attempts Zusammenfassung

Epidemiology of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and direct self-injurious behavior in adolescents with a migration background: a representative study

“…We agree that the choice of instruments is crucial for providing the valid assessment of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Published studies have shown high agreement between the existing instruments (Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire and Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory), which were also used in our study [60]. The method that we used to define migration background differs from that used in other studies, particularly in the US.…”

Psychometric properties of the Treatment-Emergent Activation and Suicidality Assessment Profile (TEASAP) in youth with OCD

“…An important exception was the Self-Injury scale. Results of the test of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity for the Self-Injury subscale provoke questions of this subscale’s performance and suggest the need for further subscale refinement, informed by current research on best assessment practices for this complex phenomenon (Mundt et al, 2010; Plener et al, 2012; Posner et al, 2011). However, Self-Injury displayed the highest sensitivity to average activation scores across the study and the third highest sensitivity to week-to-week fluctuations behind Disinhibition and Mania in the MLM analyses.…”