A systematic review and evaluation of measures for suicidal ideation and behaviors in population-based research

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 501-512

  Batterham, Philip J ^a   Ftanou, Maria ^b   Pirkis, Jane ^b   Brewer, Jacqueline L ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew J ^b   Beautrais, Annette ^c   Kate Fairweather Schmidt, A ^d   Christensen, Helen ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Measures; Population based research; Self report; Suicidal ideation; Suicide behaviors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM INDEX SUICIDALITY SUBSCALE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION ATTRIBUTES SCALE; SYNDROME DELINEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930759559     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000053     Document Type: Article

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