The development and validation of statistical prediction rules for discriminating between genuine and simulated suicide notes

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-233

  Jones, Natalie J ^a   Bennell, Craig ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision thresholds; Predictive accuracy; Receiver operating characteristic analysis; Suicide; Suicide note

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; ROC CURVE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORRESPONDENCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; ROC CURVE; SUICIDE;

EID: 33947620505     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110701250176     Document Type: Article

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