The Utility of MMPI-2 Suicide Items for Assessing Suicidal Potential: Development of a Suicidal Potential Scale

Glassmire, David M.; Stolberg, Ronald A.; Greene, Roger L.; Bongar, Bruce

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“…Although semi-structured interviews may afford clinicians the flexibility to ask clarifying questions, evidence suggests that individuals may be more open to disclosing information regarding suicidality (Glassmire, Stolberg, Greene, & Bongar, 2001) and other psychiatric symptoms (Garb, 2007; Tourangeau & Yan, 2007; Turner et al, 1998) on self-report or computer-based measures. Therefore, results from this type of study would be particularly illuminating.…”

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Limitations of a single-item assessment of suicide attempt history: Implications for standardized suicide risk assessment.

Hom¹,

Joiner²,

Bernert³

2016

Psychological Assessment

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Although a suicide attempt history is among the single best predictors of risk for eventual death by suicide, little is known about the extent to which reporting of suicide attempts may vary by assessment type. The current study aimed to investigate the correspondence between suicide attempt history information obtained via a single-item self-report survey, multi-item self-report survey, and face-to-face clinical interview. Data were collected among a high-risk sample of undergraduates (N = 100) who endorsed a past attempt on a single-item prescreening survey. Participants subsequently completed a multi-item self-report survey, which was followed by a face-to-face clinical interview, both of which included additional questions regarding the timing and nature of previous attempts. Even though 100% of participants (n = 100) endorsed a suicide attempt history on the single-item prescreening survey, only 67% (n = 67) reported having made a suicide attempt on the multi-item follow-up survey. After incorporating ancillary information obtained from the in-person interview, 60% of participants qualified for a CDC-defined suicide attempt. Of the 40% who did not qualify for a CDC-defined suicide attempt, 30% instead qualified for no attempt, 7% an aborted attempt, and 3% an interrupted attempt. These findings suggest that single-item assessments of suicide attempt history may result in the misclassification of prior suicidal behaviors. Given that such assessments are commonly used in research and clinical practice, these results emphasize the importance of utilizing follow-up questions and assessments to improve precision in the characterization and assessment of suicide risk.

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confidence: 99%

Limitations of a single-item assessment of suicide attempt history: Implications for standardized suicide risk assessment.

Hom¹,

Joiner²,

Bernert³

2016

Psychological Assessment

166

101

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“…The Suicide Potential Scale (SPS; Glassmire et al, 2001) is a six question scale assessing suicidal behavior using questions from the MMPI-2. As indicated, this is not a standard scale on the MMPI-2 and is not included in the administration manual.…”

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“…Although it is not a standard MMPI-2 scale or included in the MMPI-2 manual, the Suicidal Potential Scale (SPS) was developed by Glassmire and colleagues (2001) for the MMPI-2 and included six critical items related to suicidal behavior and suicidal intent (Glassmire, Stolberg, Greene, & Bongar, 2001). Results from Glassmire and colleagues (2001) indicated that participants were more likely to report suicidal ideation or behavior on the MMPI-2 than during a telephone intake interview and that the SPS was a reliable assessment of suicidal behavior. Another scale no longer available on the MMPI-2-RF is the Suicidal Ideation (DEP4) content component scale that assessed recent suicidal ideation (Graham, 2006).…”

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The clinical utility of the MMPI–2–RF Suicidal/Death Ideation Scale.

Gottfried¹,

Bodell²,

Carbonell³

et al. 2014

Psychological Assessment

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Suicide is a major public health concern with over 100 individuals dying by suicide per day in the United States alone. Therefore, suicide risk assessment is an essential aspect of mental health care. The MMPI-2-RF has a Suicidal/Death Ideation (SUI) scale consisting of 5 items that describe recent suicidal ideation or behaviors. Although this scale has clear face validity, few studies have examined the clinical utility of this scale. The purpose of the current study was to examine associations between the SUI scale and other established measures of suicidal ideation and behavior, including the Depressive Symptom Inventory Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS), Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), self-report of lifetime suicide attempts, and clinician ratings of suicide risk. Participants were 998 therapy- and assessment-seeking outpatients. Analyses indicated that the SUI scale was positively associated with other self-reported measures of suicidal ideation and behavior. Significant differences in SUI scale scores also emerged among the clinician rating categories of suicide risk. The SUI scale was able to predict previous suicide attempts over and above age, gender, and other MMPI-2-RF scales related to depression. Finally, relative risk ratios for suicide attempts indicate increased risk of suicidality with higher T-scores on the SUI scale. Overall, findings suggest that the MMPI-2-RF SUI scale may be a useful tool for identifying individuals at risk for suicidal ideation and behavior in clinical settings.

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“…Kao takav, posebno se pokazao kao koristan u dijagnostici i diferencijalnoj dijagnostici širokog spektra psihopatologije (23,27). Ipak, na polju suicidalnosti u priručnicima za upotrebu MMPI-a nema jasnih preporuka za detekciju ovog fenomena.…”

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“…Ipak, na polju suicidalnosti u priručnicima za upotrebu MMPI-a nema jasnih preporuka za detekciju ovog fenomena. Upravo to potrkepljuju i opreč-ni rezultati koji su dobijani pri ispitivanjima korisnosti ovog instrumenta u određivanju stepena suicidalnosti ili pak visine suicidalnog rizika (27). Sa jedne strane, izdvajaju se istraživanju koja ukazuju značajne povezanosti.…”

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Risk assessment of a suicide in relation to a personality structure in patients with depression

Sojević¹,

Puric²,

Dunjić-Kostić³

2017

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Introduction: The issue of suicidal risk ,and suicide in general, represents one of the biggest challenges in psychiatric evaluation. This issue is covered by an extensive scientific work with the purpose of creating the most precise evaluation of suicide and suicide risk. Aim: The main goal of this research is to validate psychopatological constructs of a personality isolated by MMPI-a and HAMD in relation with measured suicidal rate among the subjects in question. Also, goal of this research is to explore possible connecitons beetween standard clinical and sociodemographic variables with rate of suicidality. Material and methods: The sample group consists of patients that are based on the stationary ward of a psychiatric clinic, diagnosed with F32 and F33. All the data was collected by interview, questionnaire and official medical documentation. The prediction variables are presented by the score on MMPI-202 and HAM-D, and standard clinical and sociodemographic variables. Criteria variables represent the score on SBQ-R, as a measure of suicidal tendencies, and a category variable which marks the presence of suicide attempts in the past. During the data analysis, the following methods were used: descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation, regression analysis, comparisment of arithmetic mean and canonical discriminant analysis. Results: The research showed a positive and significant correlation between suicidal tendencies and the scales of: depression, paranoia, schizophrenia, anxiety, social isolation, psychoastenia and the hospitalization count. The only one reliable predictor of suicidalty is depression. Conclusion:The research concludes that the psychopathological constructs, isolated by MMPI, are connected with suicidal tendencies. However, the conclusion is that further research is necessary in terms of determining the quality and way of the connections that are achieved between the test and the suicidality.

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The Utility of MMPI-2 Suicide Items for Assessing Suicidal Potential: Development of a Suicidal Potential Scale

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Limitations of a single-item assessment of suicide attempt history: Implications for standardized suicide risk assessment.

Limitations of a single-item assessment of suicide attempt history: Implications for standardized suicide risk assessment.

The clinical utility of the MMPI–2–RF Suicidal/Death Ideation Scale.

Risk assessment of a suicide in relation to a personality structure in patients with depression

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