Citation

Garcia-Nieto R, Blasco-Fontecilla H, Paz Yepes M, Baca-Garcia E. Rev. Psiquiatr. Salud Ment. 2013; 6(3): 101-108.

Vernacular Title

Traducción y validación de la Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview en población española con conducta suicida.

Affiliation

Servicio de Psiquiatría, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, CIBERSAM, Madrid, España. Electronic address: rgarcianieto@fjd.es.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.rpsm.2012.07.001

PMID

23084799

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Most of the assesment tools used in our country examine a limited range of suicidal behaviours. In contrast, the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (SITBI), developed in the US, assesses a wider range of these behaviours: suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, suicidal gestures, and self-harming behaviours. Given this lack, we think it is necessary to validate the Escala de Pensamientos y Conductas Autolesivas (EPCA), Spanish translation of the SITBI, in the Spanish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The EPCA interview was administered to 150 inpatients in the Psychiatry Unit- Fundación Jiménez Díaz in order to examine its psychometric properties in a Spanish sample. To assess its test-retest reliability, the EPCA was again administered to those patients who were readmitted to hospital at least six months after the first assessment (n=50). To examine its construct validity, some of the most used assessment tools in this research field were also administered. RESULTADOS: Inter-rater agreement ranged from k=.90 to k=1. Test-retest reliability was good in the case of suicidal ideation, suicide plans and suicide attempts; however, it was lower in the case of self-harming behaviours and suicidal gestures. Our results also support the construct validity of the scale. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings back the reliability (both inter-rater and test-retest) and construct validity of the EPCA in the Spanish population.

Language: es