Multifacet assessment of capability for suicide: Development and prospective validation of the acquired capability with rehearsal for suicide scale

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1452-1464

  George, Sarah E ^a   Page, Andrew C ^a   Hooke, Geoffrey R ^a,b   Stritzke, Werner G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Perth Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquired capability for suicide; Fearlessness and pain tolerance; Interpersonal theory of suicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED CAPABILITY WITH REHEARSAL FOR SUICIDE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER ASSESSMENT; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; BEHAVIOR; FACTOR ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955310267     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000276     Document Type: Article

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