Validation of the Chinese SAD PERSONS Scale to predict repeated self-harm in emergency attendees in Taiwan

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wu, Chia Yi ^a   Huang, Hui Chun ^b,c   Wu, Shu I ^b,d   Sun, Fang Ju ^b   Huang, Chiu Ron ^b   Liu, Shen Ing ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Psychometric properties; Repetition; Self harm; Suicide risk assessment; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CHINESE SAD PERSONS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON SCALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84896713427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-44     Document Type: Article

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